Is pic realted true? and if it is, should i buy a Triad PSU or just any modern PSU from a device like a router would work fine? or is it something special about these Triad PSUs ?

>>11836490 (OP)
Any modern regulated PSU will be fine, the TRIADs everyone swears by are just the "go-to" cheap chinese brand. Also I've never heard of chip rot.

>>11836490 (OP)
Its the way the devs intended.

>>11836498
how do i know if a psu is regulated without taking it apart? i have a few psus from broken routers and surveillance cameras.

>>11836531
never ever take apart a psu unless you know what you're doing. that shit can hold a charge for weeks and kill you.

>>11836490 (OP)
>10uf MLCC caps
I swear every time I see something about recapping the SNES there's a new something or other added to it. Can't wait until somebody begins insisting that you should add filter caps across the edge connector pins or that you should solder the wires from your PSU directly to the contacts because the power jack is introducing a high degree of electrical infetterence that further enhances the risk of premature CPU death. Don't get me wrong, it does seem like the earlier SNES models are prone to premature CPU death, but beyond making sure the capacitors are good and replacing as needed, and adding that cap to reduce the vertical banding, I'd really like to hear what all these mods actually do to prolong the life of the console, beyond just accepting that if your console has a poorly manufactured CPU/PPU model, that it's probably just going to shit the bed one day and there isn't much you can do about it.
Actually, is this from that LukeEvansSimon guy on r*ddit? I've seen him both rant about how shotgun recapping of a CRT is snakeoil... but then insist that you should fully recap your SNES with OS-CON caps (and assuming OP's screen is also him, add additional filter caps).

>>11836501
This. You weren't supposed to play SNES games forever.

>OMG the SNES exposes the audio circuit to the input side of the 5V regulator!!!
>this means ripple voltage can happen
First off, parts of the SNES's audio hardware require 9V, so if you don't pull from before the 5V regulator, then shit will not work. Second, linear voltage regulators aren't a silver bullet for stable and clean power, that's why there's about 3-4 filter caps on the line before it even reaches the regulator. The regulator is there to drop 9V down to 5V, that's it. Third, there are just as many filter caps between the 9V line and components that use it as there are on the 5V line after the regulator and the components that use it. The power is already clean by the time it reaches it's target.
>use this regulated power supply
Which will do nothing to prevent ripple voltage period.
>replace the caps with OS-CON
This will make the caps last longer, but there will be no other effect. ESR differences in caps just means it will last longer, that's it.
>upgrade 5V regulator
This will be good to fix the vertical bar issue, provided you use another linear regulator with a 2A current rating(78S05), but this will do nothing about ripple voltage.
>put another cap on top of the existing filter caps
More does not equal better, what in the fuck. If you don't think the cap is getting the job done, you replace it, you don't piggy-back another on top of it. That's why the other half of the vertical bar fix is to replace a 1uf cap with a 22uf cap, not solder it overtop the existing cap.

Please tell me the person who posted that doesn't have access to a soldering iron.

>>11836490 (OP)
You should be swapping out the OEM power supplies regardless, most of these retro consoles are pushing 25+ years now. Same reason why people go out of their way looking for damaged capacitors as soon as they pick up any new additions to their collections, shit's just old enough to be a general concern rather than specific to a few edge cases.
Also, I know the allure of cheaping out and reusing a power adapter from another device is strong, but don't do that. Go buy a new one that's properly rated for your device. Reminds me of that one retard who made a /vr/ post years ago about soldering a random PC power supply he pulled from the e-waste bin directly to his SNES board. Fried his shit because he wanted to avoid spending $10 on a replacement PSU.

>>11837418
i have a few ac adapters i saved from dead routers and camearas that are 5-9 volts and .500-900 mamps, i did it becasue i know they were close to what these old consoles require, i would just desolder the cable from the OEM adapter and swap the one on the router one, theya re not that different in specs.

>>11836490 (OP)
PSU was overshadowed by PSO

>>11836649
Exactly. This was planned far ahead of time to move people over to nso. Miyamoto is a genius.

>>11837946
that's why genesis does what nintendon't