jonathan1138
Active member
Hi - something interesting i think. I replaced my radio shack, floor mounted Power strip for a Belken Smart strip today - its on remote control.... So, plug in all the games to this strip, one wall mounted remote to turn them all on. Cool. Better than the floor / dont trip radio shack model.
I have Paperboy, Star Wars, Tempest and Gauntlet running on the same power strip (while i was behind the games today putting in the powerstrip, i thought to myself this smells like Atari - it did smell like Atari - really).
When i first hooked it up and powered it on using the new strip - Paperboy had no sound, Tempest clicked more than it should and the screen was dim, Gauntlet 2 was without sound (then it came back) and the screen was flickering madly. Star wars help up nicely....
My guess was that all of the games were starved of power on the new strip. If this is the case, i am glad i have a LV2000 on the Tempest (protects vs. 5 volt drops) (Star wars is Amplifone).
I immediately pictured myself re routing for the old strip and ditching the new one. But, after a turn off / on, the games are operating ok.......
So, do the games adjust to the new power source (smart games) or does the strip adjust somehow (they do call it smart strip)? Or is it just a fluke incident?
Just an oddity that has me intrigued.....
I have Paperboy, Star Wars, Tempest and Gauntlet running on the same power strip (while i was behind the games today putting in the powerstrip, i thought to myself this smells like Atari - it did smell like Atari - really).
When i first hooked it up and powered it on using the new strip - Paperboy had no sound, Tempest clicked more than it should and the screen was dim, Gauntlet 2 was without sound (then it came back) and the screen was flickering madly. Star wars help up nicely....
My guess was that all of the games were starved of power on the new strip. If this is the case, i am glad i have a LV2000 on the Tempest (protects vs. 5 volt drops) (Star wars is Amplifone).
I immediately pictured myself re routing for the old strip and ditching the new one. But, after a turn off / on, the games are operating ok.......
So, do the games adjust to the new power source (smart games) or does the strip adjust somehow (they do call it smart strip)? Or is it just a fluke incident?
Just an oddity that has me intrigued.....

