deal@kodak.UUCP (Stephen M. Deal) (08/27/89)
My sister-in-law's C-64 is exhibiting characteristics that imply that the infamous pwoer supply is dying (intermittent monitor problems). Can she use the power supply from a VIC-20 until she gets a replacement for the C-64? I don't have a schematic for the VIC-20 so I can't check the pinouts. If someone has interchanged these power supplies with no ill effects or can post/send me the power input pinouts for the VIC-20 it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance,
jgreco@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Joe Greco) (08/30/89)
In comp.sys.cbm article <2066@kodak.UUCP>, deal@kodak.UUCP () wrote: >Can she use the power supply from a VIC-20 until she gets a replacement >for the C-64? I don't have a schematic for the VIC-20 so I can't check >the pinouts. > >If someone has interchanged these power supplies with no ill effects or >can post/send me the power input pinouts for the VIC-20 it would be >greatly appreciated. Yes, sometimes. If the plugs match, there should not be a problem. The supplies for those particular VIC-20's were identical to ones made for the 64. They are actually a bit more powerful than the newer "bricks," and less prone to failure. However, MOST of the VIC-20's I've run across are the type that use a two-prong AC supply that does not generate the 5V. These are incompatible with the 64, but there's no way you could plug one into a 64 anyways. -- jgreco@csd4.milw.wisc.edu Joe Greco at FidoNet 1:154/200 USnail: 9905 W Montana Ave PunterNet Node 30 or 31 West Allis, WI 53227-3329 "These aren't anybody's opinions." Voice: 414/321-6184 Data: 414/321-9287 (Happy Hacker's BBS)