Retro-Bit battery chargers and adapters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 26, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 26, 2017the latest report was made
- Feb 26, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Retro-Bit
- Maker
- Innex, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Battery chargers and adaptersCPSC’s product type: Battery Chargers/Adapters (code 883), in Electronics: Batteries & Chargers
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Feb 26, 2017, sent to the company Apr 25, 2017, published by CPSC May 9, 2017
The product, in the report: Retro Versal/Retro Bit Universal 3 in 1 AC Adapter NES/SNES/GENESIS used to power the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and Sega Genesis Model 1. This power supply only supplies 9V DC, 350mA, which is insufficient.
A company called Retro-Bit (http://retro-bit.com/) is marketing and selling a transformer power supply for electronic game systems. It is called the Retro Versal/RETRO BIT UNIVERSAL 3 in 1 AC ADAPTER FOR NES /SNES /GENESIS 1. The model/PN is: RB-UNI-1361. This power supply is specified to output DC 9V/350MA. They can be found on Amazon at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Adapter-GENESIS-Nintendo-Entertainment-System/dp/B001S2VT6I and elsewhere.
The company advertises this power supply for sale to use with the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and the Sega Genesis Model 1, all classic game systems. The issue is that the NES and SNES, per their specifications pull 850mA of current. The Genesis Model 1 pulls 1.2A (1200mA) of current. When using these Retro-Bit power supplies they get very hot, probably due to the fact the power supplies are not designed to source more than 350mA of current. An original NES power supply was specified to output 1.8A (1800mA), well above the NES’s power requirements. This Retro-Bit model is incapable of supplying even the bare minimum. I am aware of no incidents of fire or injury. But, I believe it is unsafe to use these power supplies in the manner in which they are advertised, due to the heat generated and the risk of fire.
- Model
- RB-UNI-1361
- Where
- Unspecified: Other
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Retro-Bit, made or sold by Innex, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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