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01 November 2021, 07:36
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Can you reccomend me a power supply for my Amiga 500?
Hi everybody,
sorry for the dumb question but I need your help. I just ordered on eBay an ATX adapter for my Amiga 500 hoping that a modern ATX PSU would have the right quality and protection. Can you recommend me a PSU model that is suitable for the Amiga 500? Or just a new PSU even non ATX? Thank you! Last edited by Nabla; 01 November 2021 at 08:02. |
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01 November 2021, 09:25
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Speedbump gimme goosebump
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Not cheap, but pretty obvious choice if you plan to upgrade sooner or later (also, non ATX) :
https://tinyurl.com/39hsac9p |
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03 November 2021, 04:42
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You can get a small, SFX Apevia 400W PSU for $35 USD from Amazon. I use them for my CheckMate A1200 builds and they work well.
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03 November 2021, 04:44
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04 November 2021, 16:49
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Speedbump gimme goosebump
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Didn't he / she mention he / she would consider "even not ATX" PSU ? Anyway, an A500 + the PSU I recommended make the right pair, plus it is 20% more efficient compared to the period brick PSU. It is the first time I hear about using an ATX PSU on an Amiga 500tbh. I have no reason to believe it should be avoided, but if I had to choose (all other things being equal), I would pickup the non ATX one with a straight face.
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06 November 2021, 03:33
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I'd look at picopsu.
I use that with my A500+, with an atx to amiga psu port adapter. |
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06 November 2021, 05:39
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Best choise to me is the cheap but very nice Amiga PSU from www.c64psu.com |
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06 November 2021, 12:41
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Speedbump gimme goosebump
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Apparently, building the PSU from scratch can be done :
https://inkoovintagecomputing.wordpr...-supply-build/ I mean, it must be roughly how mine was made, with the differences being a) the Poles involved in this are pros b) it ought to cost less to pickup the parts separately |
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06 November 2021, 16:45
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I recommend to buy a new PSU. Then you have eliminated one source of uncertainty for many years.
I have PicoPSUs for my Amigas, but if I were buying more, I'd probably buy the c64psu.com PSUs. They look very nice and you don't need the ATX adapter outside the Amiga.  You can buy a PC PSU if you're building the Amiga into a standard PC case; they are meant to be inside a case and don't look pretty on their own, with colorful cables going everywhere. |
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