Inside a feather brick - Page 2

alexh · 07 December 2006, 22:28

I await Smiley's photo's with baited breath.

Thanks to the others who have submitted photos

Smiley · 07 December 2006, 23:44

I wont have pictures till tomorrow night. I will measure the dimensions for now.

snowman040 · 08 December 2006, 21:22

@alexh: the plan, the plan ?

Smiley · 09 December 2006, 12:54

I will fill this post with pictures later today

alexh · 11 December 2006, 21:21

Fascinating but the truth is out. The Feather Brick insides are too big to go inside the A500 and so I will have to look elsewhere.

Smiley · 11 December 2006, 21:33

I swear you could get that inside an A500 with a bit of choppy choppy.

Any ideas on what those falt metal things are? The ones that add to the height.

alexh · 11 December 2006, 21:45

They are just heat sinks. Probably get very hot. (Like melt skin type hot)

Galaxy · 11 December 2006, 22:54

This is the (25W) brick that came with my A1200.

Unfortunately it doesn't work anymore, and you can see the result when I opened the brick to check the fuse.

Presumably there IS a fuse in that lump of resin somewhere...

snowman040 · 11 December 2006, 23:24

Flex ATX psu ? 4x8x12(or smt)cm

@alexh: the plan ?

Methanoid · 12 December 2006, 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Fascinating but the truth is out. The Feather Brick insides are too big to go inside the A500 and so I will have to look elsewhere.

How come? You reckon too tall or what? I'm thinking inside A1200 anyway

alexh · 12 December 2006, 01:10

I am thinking it is too tall.

I am now looking into using a laptop PSU (inside).

The plan is just a case-hack in the Atari ST vein. I was always jealous that the ST didnt have that horrible brick to lump around. Now with Switch mode PSU's so much better than they were back then I thought that I may be able to get one inside the A500 case.

Methanoid · 12 December 2006, 09:00

Use an ST PSU?

alexh · 12 December 2006, 10:26

They are too heavy

Jope · 12 December 2006, 14:50

What about one of those mini-itx power supplies?

snowman040 · 12 December 2006, 15:30

You want to put PSU inside A500 ?... hmmmm where ? I guess A600 mb with PSU inside A500 case is possible, but A500 mb is very big..

alexh · 12 December 2006, 15:41

Get rid of some of that shielding and it will fit.

snowman040 · 12 December 2006, 23:04

I have idea of mATX/ATX motherboard inside A500, but i think that there is not much more than 4cm height space.

Zetr0 · 13 December 2006, 02:49

WOW, caught this thread just in time!!!

I have been pondering a similar question for some time and well this is what i found

picoPSU (if you froogle) you will get absolutlely loads

http://linitx.com/product_info.php?products_id=916

the size of these PSU's (upto 120watt) is VERY small, the same size of an ATX plug (seriously that small) a couple of CF cars are bigger

there is a small catch.... these units use a laptop type powersupply brick... this essentailly phases it to a 12vDC arround 6amps... but saves SO much room ....

alexh · 13 December 2006, 10:00

That is DC-DC so you need an external AC-DC power adapter

rare_j · 13 December 2006, 13:12

I'm very interested in how you get on with this. My A500+ came with the heavy PSU. Not only is it big and ugly, it's also yellowed much worse that the A500+, perhaps due to its own heat.

09 December 2006, 12:54	#24
Smiley Amiga-less! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,350	I will fill this post with pictures later today Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Smiley; 11 December 2006 at 17:58.

11 December 2006, 22:54	#28
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 1,417	This is the (25W) brick that came with my A1200. Unfortunately it doesn't work anymore, and you can see the result when I opened the brick to check the fuse. Presumably there IS a fuse in that lump of resin somewhere... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Galaxy; 11 December 2006 at 23:03.

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07 December 2006, 22:28	#21
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	I await Smiley's photo's with baited breath. Thanks to the others who have submitted photos

07 December 2006, 23:44	#22
Smiley Amiga-less! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,350	I wont have pictures till tomorrow night. I will measure the dimensions for now.

08 December 2006, 21:22	#23
snowman040 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NoviSad Posts: 69	@alexh: the plan, the plan ?

11 December 2006, 21:21	#25
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	Fascinating but the truth is out. The Feather Brick insides are too big to go inside the A500 and so I will have to look elsewhere.

11 December 2006, 21:33	#26
Smiley Amiga-less! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,350	I swear you could get that inside an A500 with a bit of choppy choppy. Any ideas on what those falt metal things are? The ones that add to the height.

11 December 2006, 21:45	#27
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	They are just heat sinks. Probably get very hot. (Like melt skin type hot)

11 December 2006, 23:24	#29
snowman040 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NoviSad Posts: 69	Flex ATX psu ? 4x8x12(or smt)cm @alexh: the plan ?

12 December 2006, 01:10	#31
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	I am thinking it is too tall. I am now looking into using a laptop PSU (inside). The plan is just a case-hack in the Atari ST vein. I was always jealous that the ST didnt have that horrible brick to lump around. Now with Switch mode PSU's so much better than they were back then I thought that I may be able to get one inside the A500 case.

12 December 2006, 09:00	#32
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	Use an ST PSU?

12 December 2006, 10:26	#33
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	They are too heavy

12 December 2006, 14:50	#34
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,862	What about one of those mini-itx power supplies?

12 December 2006, 15:30	#35
snowman040 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NoviSad Posts: 69	You want to put PSU inside A500 ?... hmmmm where ? I guess A600 mb with PSU inside A500 case is possible, but A500 mb is very big..

12 December 2006, 15:41	#36
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	Get rid of some of that shielding and it will fit.

12 December 2006, 23:04	#37
snowman040 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NoviSad Posts: 69	I have idea of mATX/ATX motherboard inside A500, but i think that there is not much more than 4cm height space.

13 December 2006, 02:49	#38
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	WOW, caught this thread just in time!!! I have been pondering a similar question for some time and well this is what i found picoPSU (if you froogle) you will get absolutlely loads http://linitx.com/product_info.php?products_id=916 the size of these PSU's (upto 120watt) is VERY small, the same size of an ATX plug (seriously that small) a couple of CF cars are bigger there is a small catch.... these units use a laptop type powersupply brick... this essentailly phases it to a 12vDC arround 6amps... but saves SO much room ....

13 December 2006, 10:00	#39
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	That is DC-DC so you need an external AC-DC power adapter

13 December 2006, 13:12	#40
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,176	I'm very interested in how you get on with this. My A500+ came with the heavy PSU. Not only is it big and ugly, it's also yellowed much worse that the A500+, perhaps due to its own heat.

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