Powerful PSU for Accelerated A1200

[crocked]

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone knows where you can pick up a higher rated psu for an a1200 with 040 accelerator? I was outbid on a goliath psu last year and have been on the look out since as I'm afraid to install the accelerator without a higher rated psu than the stock models.
Cheers,
Crocked

[Thorham]

You could just get a new ATX power PSU. The conversion is REALLY easy. You'll end up with 400+ watts, of course, but that just means the thing doesn't have to work very hard. It's probably best to not buy old second hand PSUs, because who knows what they've been through.

[pandy71]

Small PSU from SFF PC is more than OK, buy some used one from decent PC (Dell, IBM, HP etc) they usually order power supplies in reliable sources, 110 - 150W is more than enough in typical Amiga configuration (nowadays it is easy to find bad quality PC PSU so beware cheap new 300W or more PSU's)

[tolkien]

One question. Can I adapt a PSU from a phat ps3 to an Amiga 1200 060?

[Adrian Browne]

Didn't some guy make rugged new amiga psu's? In australia I think; and can be posted.
Not sure which amiga forum I read that on.

[ptyerman]

Amigakit sell ATX PSU's already converted for the Amiga.

[Zetr0]

Originally Posted by tolkien

One question. Can I adapt a PSU from a phat ps3 to an Amiga 1200 060?

Sadly the PS3 PSU doesn't provide any -12VDC required for the Amiga to operate. The PS3 PSU only provides +5VDC@3 Amps and +12VDC @35 Amps - newer models (Slim and what ever the new one is) use less power so their PSU modules actually output less power - considerably so.

Initial version of PS3 used about 400Watts (Max Output) where as the newest PS3 only outputs 160Watts!

Thats a lot of refinement if you ask me

[tolkien]

Yes, that -12v line is the problem.
Thanks.

[Lord Aga]

Originally Posted by ptyerman

Amigakit sell ATX PSU's already converted for the Amiga.

Linky dinky pretty please

[crocked]

Originally Posted by ptyerman

Amigakit sell ATX PSU's already converted for the Amiga.

I think they may have done in the past but I never saw they had any stock of these at all which is why I hadn't ordered these. I don't see them anymore though.

Nowadays they have this but it's for a tower machine along with adapters for A2000 and A4000 power supply units
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...products_id=97

[crocked]

Originally Posted by Adrian Browne

Didn't some guy make rugged new amiga psu's? In australia I think; and can be posted.
Not sure which amiga forum I read that on.

I only found a company called unitech but they only seem to have towers with a standard psu. If you find it let me know

[crocked]

Originally Posted by Thorham

You could just get a new ATX power PSU. The conversion is REALLY easy. You'll end up with 400+ watts, of course, but that just means the thing doesn't have to work very hard. It's probably best to not buy old second hand PSUs, because who knows what they've been through.

It's true what you say about old psus as they get less reliable with age. I'm not that great with electrics (more worried about the kids than myself)

I see a pico psu could also be used but would need an adapter which doesn't seem to be available.

How big does the psu need to be for an 040 accelerated 1200?

I suppose there is no modular psu which would have the amiga connector?

[watsonfmly]

Thats the thing. The Amiga connection is nit available anywhere.

Get an old power supply, snip the wire to the connector (leave yourself a lot of wire). Wire that puppy up to an atx power supply (instructions are easily found)

[Thorham]

Originally Posted by crocked

It's true what you say about old psus as they get less reliable with age. I'm not that great with electrics (more worried about the kids than myself)

That's too bad, because it's a great option (anything new from the peecee shoppe around the corner is great). It's nothing more than connecting a bunch of wires in the PSU.

Originally Posted by crocked

How big does the psu need to be for an 040 accelerated 1200?

Certainly less than the wattage you'd get from any half decent ATX PSU.

Originally Posted by watsonfmly

Get an old power supply, snip the wire to the connector (leave yourself a lot of wire). Wire that puppy up to an atx power supply (instructions are easily found)

It's nicer to de-solder the wires in the Amiga PSU and the ATX PSU. That way you can do a tidy wire swap, and leave the cable in tact.