Stone Age Gamer is now selling a high quality, universal replacement power supply for the Sega Dreamcast called the ThunderDream. This is a drop-in replacement made by Thundertronics and should work on all region and model Dreamcast units: Simply replace the original with this one and you’re good to go. It’s not cheap at $95, however there’s no external brick needed, so you’ll save at least $20 cost there (probably more). Check out a video from the creator above and there’s more info after the links:
Purchase Here: https://retrorgb.link/thunderdream
Main Site: https://thundertronics.net/
Anyone who’s followed RetroRGB for awhile probably has seen my deep distrust of aftermarket PSU‘s. That said, the creator seems to have gone above and beyond to create a quality PSU. Also, Zaxour took a look at it and gave it his approval, which means a lot – Zaxor is a power supply expert and wouldn’t throw around a term like “rock solid” without proper testing and verification. So, this looks like a “You get what you pay for” scenario – You can spend a bit more and get a great PSU that’ll work in all Dreamcasts, all over the world…or just recap your original and use it in the region it was designed for. Either is a great solution.
Features:
- Universal input, so it can tolerate any input voltage automatically.
- Professionally designed, no datasheet copy-paste circuits. Using premium quality parts and best engineering design approaches. This wasn’t built for budget but rather perfection.
- Very low noise, less than 30mV p-p at full load inside console (not an outside resistive load).
- Low heat generation, way much better thermals than all other solutions.
- Plug-and-play, so no soldering, modding, cutting, or anything.
- Medically rated, extremely safe power module used which guarantees utmost safety and performance.
- High power, rated for 30 watts which is 8 watts more than original PSU which is more than enough for any mods you can think of.
I have personally load tested this PSU and have found it to be rock solid. Not cheap, but this thing is a hoss. https://t.co/A7Bpj2EXcC
— Zaxour 阿宅 (@zaxour) May 21, 2024
