# Atari 800XL power supply?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-800xl-power-supply/731656
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [September 18, 2015, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-800xl-power-supply/731656 "2015-09-18T10:47:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2015, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-800xl-power-supply/731656/1 "2015-09-18T10:47:18Z")
I’m tempted to grab one of these that I have spotted on eBay for a decent price, but it comes without a power supply, and these things don’t seem commonplace in the UK.
Does anyone know of a place that stocks them, or of a worthy substitute?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-800xl-power-supply/731656/2 "2015-09-18T12:08:59Z")
if it’s the same as the Atari 800, the “power brick” is just a straight transformer which outputs 9 VAC.
edit: nope, it isn’t. nevermind me.
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### Author:  [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2015, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-800xl-power-supply/731656/3 "2015-09-18T12:13:31Z")
Yeah, it’s different ☹
From what I can see, the UK and US 800XLs have the same power ratings - so a US PSU would not blow out a UK one? Can someone confirm?
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### Author:  [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-800xl-power-supply/731656/4 "2015-09-18T21:13:50Z")
Does AtariAge cover the computers as well as the consoles on their boards? I think I’d ask there, just to be sure before possibly frying your antique.