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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: redrumloa on October 30, 2003, 03:05:43 AM

Title: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: redrumloa on October 30, 2003, 03:05:43 AM

(http://anachronismindustries.com/zookeeper/IM000522.JPG)

Micro R&D Big Foot power supply with connectors for different types of Amigas.

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: Lo on October 30, 2003, 03:07:17 AM

0-0-0-0-000 anodized!

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: mantisspider on October 30, 2003, 03:52:34 AM

how much OUMPH does it have? looks big... big amiga PSU... 100W?

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: iamaboringperson on October 30, 2003, 04:27:57 AM

:roflmao:

WOW!!! Looks like and old(you can't get new, can you) XT PSU with an A500 style power connector on it.
Strange stuff indeed...

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: TjLaZer on October 30, 2003, 06:01:26 AM

Yes that is the PS for the Amiga 500.  I have one that
I use with my A1200/040 Desktop Computer!

This thing rocks!

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: Methuselas on October 30, 2003, 06:10:11 AM

Red,

If I am correct, that's a Bigfoot Power Supply. I used to have one for my old A500. 250W. Those things are BOMB!!!!! That will help ya get the best out of your A500. I had an A500, with a 4MB ADRam Card, Trumpcard SCSI Controller with 80MB HHD and a 4X CDRom running off that bad boy. Gave it away to some guy in New York after I bought my first A2000. He was supposed to pay me back for shipping....now that I remember, he never did. X^(

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: T_Bone on October 30, 2003, 08:58:56 AM

Looks like the old XT "Kingspaw"

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: Kronos on October 30, 2003, 09:19:57 AM

Not just A500, but also suitable for A2000 (the long connector right in the
middle) and the one lying directly left of the A500-conector(also good for A600 or A570 ;-)  ) should fit into an A3000 or A4000.

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: MrZammler on October 30, 2003, 10:24:45 AM

I doubt it will fit an A3000D, although it has the required rectangle connector.

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: on October 30, 2003, 10:47:58 AM

Is a PSU for the A2000 military grade professional computer ;)

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: Framiga on October 30, 2003, 11:11:03 AM

Hi Red

it is a well known Bigfoot PSU.

I've found it, on a old "AC's Guide Amiga" catalogue.

In 1991, was 150 W for A500, then in 1993 there was an updated model (200 w) with some "adapters" for Supra, 6VP hard drives (??).

IIRC, PowerComputing had a "bigfoot service", to mod your existings PSU, even to 300 Watt!

Ciao

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: Animagic on October 30, 2003, 01:40:32 PM

That would be great for my A1200!

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: redrumloa on October 30, 2003, 01:48:39 PM

Quote

Animagic wrote:
That would be great for my A1200!

HERE (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4598&item=2762708121)

It is 110V or 220V via switch.

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: Animagic on October 30, 2003, 01:56:16 PM

I will certainly place a bid!!!!
(I'll wait a couple of days though  :-D )

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: that_punk_guy on October 30, 2003, 02:14:49 PM

Quote

timofonic wrote:
Is a PSU for the A2000 military grade professional computer ;)

/me glares

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: SilvrDrgn on October 30, 2003, 03:17:20 PM

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redrumloa wrote:
Micro R&D Big Foot power supply with connectors for different types of Amigas.

Yep, I have a Bigfoot power supply for my A500.  It is smaller and has a different power switch configuration than the one in your picture though.

Title: Re: Ever seen this power supply before?
Post by: mantisspider on October 30, 2003, 05:02:07 PM

I found this:

http://www.softhut.com/micrord.html (http://www.softhut.com/micrord.html)

The official website for MircoD seems to have gone to some woman called Carroll or something
http://www.micrord.com/ (http://www.micrord.com/)
:-(

So they made external and internal PS units it seems, funky.

Ive currently converted one of these cases (http://www.digitalpowerhouse.net) to fit my A1200 (inc: Accelerator, CD-ROM, HardDrive, Keyboard adpt. and floppydrive with catweasel. working on the PSU and floppy drive atm.

shame about not having an LCD to use for the A1200.
Thinking about using one of these external BigFoot PS units so that I dont need to mess about with an internal PSU.

will post pics :-D