smithey@esosun.UUCP (Brian Smithey) (02/10/89)
I guess I'm a real A500 owner now, my power supply went POP! last night after 6 months of relatively light use. Any suggestions on what to replace it with? I called two Amiga dealers in San Diego and replacement power supplies are $100. I'd rather not do this again in 6 months, so if anybody has replaced their dead PS with something better I'd like to hear about it, particularly those who have "upgraded" to something that can also comfortably drive a hard disk -- might as well plan for the future. Thanks, Brian -- Brian Smithey / SAIC, Geophysics Division / San Diego CA uucp: uunet!seismo!esosun!smithey Internet: smithey%esosun.css.gov@seismo.css.gov
matthew@sunpix.UUCP ( Sun NCAA) (02/14/89)
In article <326@esosun.UUCP>, smithey@esosun.UUCP (Brian Smithey) writes: > I guess I'm a real A500 owner now, my power supply went POP! last night > after 6 months of relatively light use. Any suggestions on what to > replace it with? I called two Amiga dealers in San Diego and replacement > power supplies are $100. I'd rather not do this again in 6 months, so > if anybody has replaced their dead PS with something better I'd like to > hear about it, particularly those who have "upgraded" to something that > can also comfortably drive a hard disk -- might as well plan for the future. > > Thanks, I'd tell you where to get a "better" A500 power supply, but I don't have my January 1989 issue of Computer Shopper with me. They have an article about a California company that sell heavy duty Amiga 500 power supplies for about the same $100. But of course with the construction shown in the article, I doubt you'd ever have to replace it again. The power supply shown in the article had both cords, and two outlets mounted on the back, and only the power switch on front ( an arrangement that is easier to use than the A500 power brick arrangement). I hope this helps point you in the right direction. -- Matthew Lee Stier (919) 469-8300| Sun Microsystems --- RTP, NC 27560| "Wisconsin Escapee" uucp: {sun, rti}!sunpix!matthew |
jdutka@wpi.wpi.edu (John Dutka) (02/14/89)
In article <392@greens.UUCP> matthew@sunpix.UUCP ( Sun NCAA) writes: > I'd tell you where to get a "better" A500 power supply, but I don't have >my January 1989 issue of Computer Shopper with me. They have an article about >a California company that sell heavy duty Amiga 500 power supplies for about >the same $100. But of course with the construction shown in the article, I >doubt you'd ever have to replace it again. The power supply shown in the >article had both cords, and two outlets mounted on the back, and only the >power switch on front ( an arrangement that is easier to use than the A500 >power brick arrangement). The Phoenix Power Supply will do you well. +--------------------------+----------------------------+--------------------+ | John A. Dutka (jdutka) | . . . .____. . | jdutka@wpi.bitnet | | Worcester Polytechnic | | | | | | | | jdutka@wpi.wpi.edu | | WPI Box 2308 | | | | |____| | | | | 100 Institute Road | | | | | | +--------------------+ | Worcester, MA 01609-2280 | |__|__| | | | | | (508) 792-1949 | Copyright 1989, Chris Moir | | +--------------------------+----------------------------+--------------------+