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16 January 2013, 04:43
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Power two A600 with one ATX PSU?
What sort of wattage PSU would I need to power *two* A600s (cf hd, 2MB ram, PCMCIA card reader, nothing else) with just the one unit?
I was wondering if my picoPSU would be able to power a second A600 through a molex connector. It's a 120W model. It would be really convenient when transporting, as I would only need the one AC-DC power brick (which is 60W btw). |
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16 January 2013, 04:56
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Ya' like it Retr0?
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@Akira
you shouldn't have any problems, with a standard ATX as this can handle about 30 amps on the +5v and about the same (if not more on the +12v) You should be able to power a couple of A600's from one unit. The Pico PSU is different, this is only rated for 8 amps on the +5v (please check this as this number is from memory). (dont worry about the +12v as this is drawn direct from the 120watt (12v 10amp) plug pack. Now, the Amiga PSU is rated for 4.5amps on the +5 I would say that a stock A600 would be using about 2 amps max on the +5 with it playing a project X with a Kipper 4MB fast Ram module. Personally I believe you could use two unexpanded A600's with one PicoPSU. although just double check the Amps output on the Pico's +5v.... pending your version it may only be 6 amps... two miggies will be taxing the unit - so watch out for heat build up. |
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16 January 2013, 08:40
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Do take note that Standard ATX put most of their current through the 5V line while the new ATX changed the standards and put most of the current through the 12V line. look at the lable on the ATX power supply to make sure the ratings on the used power lines are atleast double of a standard Amiga 600 PSU.
However... 2 computers off 1 power supply? how will you turn 1 on and 1 off for example? |
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16 January 2013, 14:11
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I don't care about that, I want to turn both on at the same time.
Thanks for the insight Zetro, I gotta find my PSU's manual now! I don't think I have it, wonder if I can find the info online for my picoPSU... What about the AC-DC converter, though? That one is just 60W. If I put the picoPSU on heavy load, wouldn't that affect the AC-DC converter too? |
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16 January 2013, 14:44
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i suppose it depends on whats in your A600's akira.
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16 January 2013, 15:19
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As I said in the first post: 1MB Chip expansion, CF-IDE, disk drive, PCMCIA card reader. That's all.
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16 January 2013, 15:49
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should be ok then.
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16 January 2013, 16:13
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There are many different sizes of PicoPSUs all the way up to 150W, so look at yours and check the output current on 5V. |
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