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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: mechy on April 08, 2011, 01:42:38 AM

Title: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 08, 2011, 01:42:38 AM
Hi all,
  I have been toiling away and searching the world for connectors and have managed to finish building and testing 51 new heavy duty power supplies for the A500/600/1200 and cd32! I have them listed with different color labels(they are all the same psu,just a choice of label colors). I have managed to setup a shopping cart to automate this.

PLEASE make sure your PAYPAL account is verified/confirmed before ordering,failure to do so will delay your order and cause me major headaches! - thanks!

http://www.amiga.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1250&stc=1&d=1302220256

Here are the specs:
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Much smaller than the original.

Works on any voltage from any country 100vac to 240vac. 50 or 60hz

Much more powerful than the original power supply (7AMPS on +5v,1.5Amps on +12v,and .3Amps on -12v).

Uses a standard IEC power cord from any printer or computer(ships with USA cord only).

Completely quiet and no fans.

Lighted power switch - know when its on or off,unlike the original!

Overload Protected - Auto reset when overload is cleared up

Short Protected - Goes into a pulse mode until the short is fixed.Auto reset when short is fixed.

These are intended for desktop machines only, NOT towered machines with zorro/pci expansions!



http://www.amiga.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1251&stc=1&d=1302220329

The second surprise is i have secured a boatload of brand new 3.5" scsi 5-slot card readers!.so what you say? Well these are great for adding compact flash,sdhc,smartmedia,or to your amiga with scsi to use as a hard drive,or even using all 5 slots filled with different cards(a different os on each? mac/pctask partitions?hmm). i have tested them in the A590,gvp A530,HCII+8,on old trumpcards,warpengine,gvp A2000 cards/accelerators,ivs vector,fastlane z3,A4000t scsi,A3000t scsi.these also work on some atari and apple and sampler scsi! they have the latest firmwares and you can hook them right to your 50 pin scsi without any adapters.The bolt anywhere a floppy drive will in most cases.can be put internal in place of the hard drive.all 5 slots fall under 1 SCSI ID with luns..i also have some scsi cables and assorted stuff there,when its gone its gone.

I have set up a online shopping cart with SSL to avoid EBAY this time and the crazy fee's. this also automates the shipping etc and saves me alot of headaches.The price for the power supplies is $42+ shipping(sorry,after the first batch,i tallied the stuff up and made almost nothing after fee's!). Actual shipping is calculated on the shopping cart.Shipping to most of europe/uk etc is around $14 via USPS flatrate small BOX. USA shipping is also calculated.Payment is by PAYPAL only and the cart passes you off to the secure paypal site.
Please understand,i can't control customs and such,but i can guarantee you i shipped the stuff the next morning after you order it!

Oh,you can find these power supplies at http://www.a4000t.com or https://a4000t.com/store  they both go to the same place ;)

if anyone has any questions,please feel free to ask.
Mech

Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on April 08, 2011, 02:06:08 AM
Ooooh!  Nice!

I definately want one of those SCSI card slot devices, especially as it fits into the floppy drive bay.

My brother was thinking of shipping his A1200 over from the UK so he might like one of those PSUs.

I'll be home in a week and a half so expect an order soon.  :)
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: redrumloa on April 08, 2011, 02:23:46 AM
Mechy is a class guy, buy stuff from him or get the wrath of red.

I am a mechy fanboy.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on April 08, 2011, 02:32:08 AM
Quote from: redrumloa;629868
Mechy is a class guy, buy stuff from him or get the wrath of red.

I am a mechy fanboy.


Ah, the Jim "seal of approval".  Excellent.  :)

Shipping from Texas to Louisiana shouldn't be too bad either.  ;)
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 08, 2011, 04:03:09 AM
thanks red,your check is in the mail as usual.. hehehe

mech



Quote from: redrumloa;629868
Mechy is a class guy, buy stuff from him or get the wrath of red.

I am a mechy fanboy.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Xanxi on April 08, 2011, 06:39:13 AM
Hi.

I have just ordered a PSU. I am already quite happy with the one from the first batch i got :)

I have a question about those SCSI drives: do they allow inserting/removing a card while the computer is running just like a USB adapter or not?
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 08, 2011, 06:45:04 AM
Quote from: Xanxi;629979
Hi.

I have just ordered a PSU. I am already quite happy with the one from the first batch i got :)

I have a question about those SCSI drives: do they allow inserting/removing a card while the computer is running just like a USB adapter or not?



No,these will act like a normal cf adapter used in amiga ,they are not hot swapable.you can mount all 5 slots at the same time and they will act like seperate devices,i.e. can copy between them etc.



mech
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: nikos.rizos on April 08, 2011, 08:03:43 AM
I've ordered one with a silver label. :cool:

If it's OK with you you can keep the USA cord. It's useless to me :)

Thanks mechy!
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: XDelusion on April 08, 2011, 09:00:56 AM
So will these power a 600 with 030, Subway, and other such things, or a 1200 with 80Mhz 060?
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 08, 2011, 01:48:46 PM
Yes,no problem there, several 1200 users reported back using a 1200 with bppc,bvision,subway,pcmcia cards,and harddrives run perfectly with the power supply.
they handle any desktop addons.

Quote from: XDelusion;630015
So will these power a 600 with 030, Subway, and other such things, or a 1200 with 80Mhz 060?
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 08, 2011, 04:31:00 PM
OK, everyone who has ordered thus far their stuff has been shipped!

thanks!

mech
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 09, 2011, 05:53:10 PM
Hey all,
   thought i would post the english version of a post i just left on A1k.org (the german message board). some people had raised valid concerns on my psu's and i thought you guys might like to know how this project came about and what i go through to build these.
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Hello,
 
About 1+ year ago i found some of my old commodore power supplies were failing and began to look for a alternative. My machines are all desktop cased and i did not care for the large atx conversions. I was in search of a small power supply with more power than the stock one. I priced the psu i offered originally in small quantity,but the price was so high ($100+ ea) that it was not cost effective,so i eventually found a vendor that had a large lot (100 psu) of new surplus power supplies for an affordable amount.
I bought the entire lot of 100.this was around august 2010.
After this i was on the hunt for the elusive 5 pin square dins and found about 25. I built some prototypes and tested them for about 4 months under many conditions and loads(I have 33 amiga's here) of which 8 are my test machines with many different accelerators and addon boards,hard drives and compact flash solutions). After several months of 24/7 operation they proved to be very stable and handle the loads fine. Much of my testing was done in my workshop here in texas that reaches temperatures of 105F inside at times in the summer( i did feel bad for my poor 500,600,1200's out there in these conditions though!). A perfect place to test a fanless psu. After this i sent 5 psu's across the world to friends in the UK,denmark,netherlands,canada and germany and 1 inside the usa with the instructions to load them/torture them as much as possible. Two friends used these on A1200's equipped with internal PPC cards and bvision along with subway and indivision and the others had 030 and 060 setups with various expansions.In that time no reports came back of any problems (they are still running today,approx 1+ year later)and the power supplies appeared to be very robust.During this time many people heard about them and began to email me asking for power supplies,but as for the issues stated in jens post and others,i too was concerned about liability and UL/CE ratings because the modifications i made voided the rating(any modification to a UL/CE device means it is no longer this rating,and should be resubmitted with mods for approval - sadly i am a hobbyist and the cost of this would be extremely expensive and no one could of afforded the power supplies).I was not concerned about the work i had done to the power supplies because i have went through great lengths to make them as safe as i could. Using 300V+ wire rated 90c,use of heatshrink anywhere there was a bend or corner or chance for something to rub,and securing wires with hot glue to avoid hot heatsinks and keep wires contained on the underside of the board where the solder joints are.Use of 8 amp quality lighted switches (even tho this power supply will not pull even 1 amp at full load on the a/c side)All switch side connections have heat shrink.Extra glue to ensure the switch can never come loose,etc.
After almost 6+ months of thinking about it and no reports of any troubles from the test units i sent out(as well as the ones i was running at home 24/7),it seemed to me it was possible to release a hobby project of this sort.One reason was because i was building them myself,i had 100% oversight on quality control.Another reason was that much of the electronics/power supplies etc i looked at coming from china flooding our market were of poor quality with bad soldering and pinched/crushed wiring and these somehow were UL/CE listed.Is it even possibly to find or hold a company like this liabel? Sadly,i suspect not in most cases.There had been many cases of chinese wall transformers catching fire.  I began to think what i was offering was of much better quality,regardless if it had a UL/CE sticker on it or not.Sadly we live in a world of lawyers and  i admit this does open me up for trouble but i feel my power supplies are as safe as i can make them and argueably better than some of the original commodore supplies. Mine are fused,have overload and short protection and thermal protection.I then released the first batch of 20 power supplies (announced on amiga.org originally i think in december 2010 and sold on ebay). I stated they were not UL/CE in the original post. They sold out in less than 24 hrs and iwas bombarded with over 150+ more emails from people asking for more!..i have had no problem reports from anyone of the 20 people to this day.Many did write and tell me how much they liked them,and it turns out some people using A1200 in their Dj work really loved the portability of them compared to the original big commodore PSU. Some people have and actually bring their 1200's and 600's with them on trips between the usa and uk liked the multivoltage capability. With the good feedback from people,i decided to go ahead with the project and search for more din connectors but sadly none were available. My only choice was to have a production run of 5 pin square dins made to complete my project which was costly but allowed me to complete the remaining 60~ power supplies. Sadly it takes me almost 2 hours to complete each power supply and profit is almost non exhistant and its a large amount of work for one person.I guess i do this out of love for my amiga,it's certainly not about the money,because i am lucky to make $2/hour-hehe. My intention was not to decieve anyone. I did not intend to "DUMP" anything on anyone.I simply weighed the risks and made a decision to bring these to other amiga people(if they so choose to buy one).I feel good about the decision,and i personally test EVERY single power supply on my own equipment for a 24 hour burn in. I do this because the thought of damaging someones amiga is horrifying to me and i would rather risk my own(in response to someone asking if would replace a damaged 060 board etc). this testing ensures i will not damage anyone machine. I do this because when i send one out the door "I" know it works 100%. I have invested a incredible amont of time and money to do this.I stand behind the power supplies i sell and i am only a message away if someone needs help on a.org,eab,lemon amiga etc. If these do indeed violate german law somehow,then please  disregard this and don't buy a power supply. There must be room in the world for small hobby projects such as mine in todays time,no?
 
 mike
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on April 09, 2011, 05:59:23 PM
Thanks for sharing that with us Mike.  I told my brother about your PSU and he's looked it up on the web.  He's just trying to decide whether or not to order.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: d0pefish on April 09, 2011, 07:12:30 PM
@mechy:

I have had one of your PSUs since January over here in the UK :)

My A600 with ACA630, A603, 2 external floppy drives, PCMCIA LAN card, sound sampler, and various other accessories has had heavy and frequent usage since then, and the power supply has been perfectly rock-solid :D

Simply cannot recommend it enough, it's a great power supply. I've had people ask me where I got it from - really nice to see you've made another batch, I'll point them your way. :)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_kRG1wB80tiI/TUmpZM40CJI/AAAAAAAAA2g/61WVPzx9Ytc/s400/IMG_20110202_185541.jpg)

Cheers! :)
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 09, 2011, 07:46:18 PM
thanks for the reply! its good to see it in use. i don't get much feedback on stuff like this, usually only if theres a problem.So far none have surfaced.Thanks for the cudos!

Mike



Quote from: d0pefish;630529
@mechy:

I have had one of your PSUs since January over here in the UK :)

My A600 with ACA630, A603, 2 external floppy drives, PCMCIA LAN card, sound sampler, and various other accessories has had heavy and frequent usage since then, and the power supply has been perfectly rock-solid :D

Simply cannot recommend it enough, it's a great power supply. I've had people ask me where I got it from - really nice to see you've made another batch, I'll point them your way. :)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_kRG1wB80tiI/TUmpZM40CJI/AAAAAAAAA2g/61WVPzx9Ytc/s400/IMG_20110202_185541.jpg)

Cheers! :)
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: XDelusion on April 09, 2011, 11:13:58 PM
Ordered.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: LordSpunky on April 09, 2011, 11:43:25 PM
I would get a card reader for the a4k but I don't have SCSI ;(........hang on a moment!!! - PCMICA reader? On the 4k? Would that run anything PCMICA? hmmmm if only I had SCSI.......
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: tingo on April 10, 2011, 04:57:52 PM
A scsi card reader? Neat! Ordered. :-)
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 10, 2011, 10:19:27 PM
No,sorry the pcmcia slot wont run ethernet cards and such,just a pcmcia to CF or other style card adapter.


Quote from: LordSpunky;630572
I would get a card reader for the a4k but I don't have SCSI ;(........hang on a moment!!! - PCMICA reader? On the 4k? Would that run anything PCMICA? hmmmm if only I had SCSI.......
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 10, 2011, 10:21:03 PM
@Xdelusion  Packed and will go out monday

@Tingo Packed and will go out monday..

thanks guys!
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: XDelusion on April 11, 2011, 03:08:35 AM
Thank you!
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: amigadave on April 11, 2011, 07:51:07 AM
Quote from: d0pefish;630529
@mechy:

I have had one of your PSUs since January over here in the UK :)

My A600 with ACA630, A603, 2 external floppy drives, PCMCIA LAN card, sound sampler, and various other accessories has had heavy and frequent usage since then, and the power supply has been perfectly rock-solid :D

Simply cannot recommend it enough, it's a great power supply. I've had people ask me where I got it from - really nice to see you've made another batch, I'll point them your way. :)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_kRG1wB80tiI/TUmpZM40CJI/AAAAAAAAA2g/61WVPzx9Ytc/s400/IMG_20110202_185541.jpg)

Cheers! :)

I will second those remarks.  I have had mine for a few months and find that it works flawlessly with my A600 and it's ACA630/25MHz accelerator.  It is also much nicer looking than the original brick Amiga PSU's and the lighted switch is a nice feature to show that it is off or on from a distance.

Nice to know that you have made another batch Mike and I might even buy a second one for my backup A1200.  If you ever consider making a more powerful version that is capable of powering my A1260 w/256mb RAM, SCSI module, IndivisionAGA & Subway USB, let me know, as the ATX PSU conversion I have for that system is old and questionable these days.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 13, 2011, 04:06:02 PM
Ok,latest batches have been shipped and can be tracked in your paypal, there are still more left.

thanks
 Mike
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on April 13, 2011, 09:56:57 PM
OK, ordered a card reader and cable.  That should look good mounted in my A4000 and I can connect it to the unused SCSI port on my CPU card.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: magnetic on April 14, 2011, 12:15:53 AM
Hey mechy

These are really nice, glad you did another batch! I thought you were going to make white ones though.. dont like a mismatched psu with my white a1200 :)
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 14, 2011, 12:37:31 AM
Quote from: magnetic;631530
Hey mechy

These are really nice, glad you did another batch! I thought you were going to make white ones though.. dont like a mismatched psu with my white a1200 :)


Thanks,
 Well, i had considered at least making a few white ones,but these are off the shelf in black. I thought about painting a few and putting them up but after stripping 600+ wires,and making 600+ solder connection,drilling 60 switch holes,and trimming 60+ labels to fit, and testing the power supplies, i guess i had run out of steam :)))

You were the only person to request a white one i'm afraid.I may still do one or two up for kicks. i will let you know if i do.

Mech
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: dannyp1 on April 14, 2011, 02:27:44 AM
I just ordered 1 for my CD32 and 1 for my A1200!!!  Thank-You!
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: dannyp1 on April 16, 2011, 08:32:50 PM
And they arrived today!!!  :)   Fantastic!
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 17, 2011, 12:29:34 AM
Glad to hear that! the latest batch has been mailed. thanks again everyone!
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: trekiej on April 17, 2011, 06:28:38 AM
Thanks for informing us.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 18, 2011, 08:12:48 PM
Hey everyone,
   I had a user contact me this morning thinking his new power supply had a problem when he moved his machine -it would just shut off. As it turned out it was not a problem and was a case of the new 5 pin din connector just wasnt seated all the way. It's something for everyone to check and make sure they are plugged in good. the new connectors on the psu's i build fit really snug,which is not something were used to in amigaland with 20 year old psu's and worn dins. this of course solved his problem.

  -Mech
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: nikos.rizos on April 19, 2011, 11:30:37 AM
Items received today.

Thanks mechy
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: tingo on April 20, 2011, 08:02:28 PM
SCSI card reader arrived today - thanks!
I haven't had time to play with it yet, to figure out what it will do.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: MozzerFan on April 21, 2011, 06:36:05 PM
I have received both the A1200 and CD32 PSU and both work beautifully. Well done, Mechy.
Thank you very much.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on April 21, 2011, 06:47:54 PM
Quote from: tingo;632637
SCSI card reader arrived today - thanks!
I haven't had time to play with it yet, to figure out what it will do.


I've installed mine in my A4000.  It detects the inserted CF Card by when I try and use HD Tool box to set it up then it hangs after the detection.  It is probably the SCSI jumper settings on my Warp Engine 68040 card as another card which is already formatted and set up with OS3.9 causes the whole system to guru when inserted.

I shall continue to experiment.  :D
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mfletcher on April 21, 2011, 07:08:42 PM
Received my PSU Monday, just got around to trying it last night with my A600. Works a treat. +1 to Mechy! :D
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: XDelusion on April 21, 2011, 07:41:53 PM
Dunno if I stated so before, but it arrived very quickly, and works well on both my modified 600 and 1200. Also I can now shoot flames out of my eyes!

Thank you again!
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on April 23, 2011, 11:14:49 PM
Quote from: Darrin;632863
I've installed mine in my A4000.  It detects the inserted CF Card by when I try and use HD Tool box to set it up then it hangs after the detection.  It is probably the SCSI jumper settings on my Warp Engine 68040 card as another card which is already formatted and set up with OS3.9 causes the whole system to guru when inserted.

I shall continue to experiment.  :D


Could someone offer some advice here?

The SCSI card reader when attached to the Warp Engine in my A4000 reported the device as Unit 2 and a CF card directly inserted into the CF socket as being at Lun 2.  However, HDToolbox after detecting it would then hang the software.  Find Device would also report the card as being in Unit 2 at Lun 2.  I tried every combination of jumpers for the SCSI adapter on the Warp Engine and nothing allowed me to access the card to format it (always hanging after detecting it on Unit 2 Lun 2).  Using a CF adapter on my FastATA4000 I formatted the card, but the SCSI card reader still wouldn't mount it.

I then attached it to the SCSI adapter on my A2000's GVP G-Force 040 card... and it detected it at Unit 2 Lun 1 and promptly partitioned it, formatted it and mounted it on reboot.

Anyone got any ideas what I'm doing wrong with the A4000?

Cheer.

It is worth pointing out that the CF card on the SCSI card reader out-performs the SCSI hard drive on the same adapter and the CF Card mounted in an adapter attached to the Buddha:

IDE (Buddha) CF Card:  1,414,446 bytes/sec
SCSI Hard Drive:  1,601,694 bytes/sec
SCSI CF Card:  1,876,926 byes/sec

All using FFS.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: amigadave on April 23, 2011, 11:26:57 PM
@Darrin,

Dumb question, but are you sure your SCSI termination is setup correctly on the WarpEngine SCSI cable?
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on April 23, 2011, 11:40:39 PM
Quote from: amigadave;633296
@Darrin,

Dumb question, but are you sure your SCSI termination is setup correctly on the WarpEngine SCSI cable?


Believe me, that's isn't a dumb question where I'm concerned.  :D

The SCSI card reader is the only device attached on the cable and it is terminated via the jumper.  There are 3 resister packs next to the actual SCSI port on the Warp Engine card, but I'm assuming that they are meant to be in place.  There is also a jumper (JP1) to send power to the SCSI bus, but I've tried this both on and off.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on April 24, 2011, 12:20:21 AM
OK, I've checked all of the cables and reconnected the SCSI card reader to my A4000 using the CF card formatted on the A2000 (Priority -5).

Now the device is detected in the early startup, but attempting to boot off my hard drive (priority 3) now fails after the OS3.9 kickstart reboot with:

Software Failure
SDH0                                            ------- name of the CF Card
Program Failed (error #80000004)
Wait for disk activity to finish

disabling the CF Card in the Early Startup allows the A4000 to boot from the hard drive.  Why is the A4000 even trying to play with the -5 priority CF card?  I tried another CF card with an OS3.9 install that will boot from the CF card reader on the FastATA4000 and that also produces the same Software Failure on the SCSI card reader.

Hmmm....
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: rdolores on April 24, 2011, 04:51:37 AM
Just put in an order for one of the 500/600/1200 power supplies.  I have an A1200 I haven't used for a while.  So I hope to get that up and running soon when it comes in.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: panos_sxh on April 24, 2011, 10:20:55 AM
I've ordered one too for my A500. Seems to be a great product!
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 24, 2011, 01:37:40 PM
Quote from: Darrin;633294
Could someone offer some advice here?

The SCSI card reader when attached to the Warp Engine in my A4000 reported the device as Unit 2 and a CF card directly inserted into the CF socket as being at Lun 2.  However, HDToolbox after detecting it would then hang the software.  Find Device would also report the card as being in Unit 2 at Lun 2.  I tried every combination of jumpers for the SCSI adapter on the Warp Engine and nothing allowed me to access the card to format it (always hanging after detecting it on Unit 2 Lun 2).  Using a CF adapter on my FastATA4000 I formatted the card, but the SCSI card reader still wouldn't mount it.

I then attached it to the SCSI adapter on my A2000's GVP G-Force 040 card... and it detected it at Unit 2 Lun 1 and promptly partitioned it, formatted it and mounted it on reboot.

Anyone got any ideas what I'm doing wrong with the A4000?

Cheer.

It is worth pointing out that the CF card on the SCSI card reader out-performs the SCSI hard drive on the same adapter and the CF Card mounted in an adapter attached to the Buddha:

IDE (Buddha) CF Card:  1,414,446 bytes/sec
SCSI Hard Drive:  1,601,694 bytes/sec
SCSI CF Card:  1,876,926 byes/sec

All using FFS.

Darrin,
 Your problem is very strange,as i have tested the readers on my own warpengine 040/40 and it worked flawless with both the card in the cf slot and using the pcmcia adapter to CF in the pcmcia slot. I doubt it has anything to do with it,but make sure mask and max transfer are set right for a scsi device,as some hdtoolbox defaults are not right.

Try using the warpengine  scsi tools from the warpengine floppy.Its on amiga resource if you dont have it.

If you have a active terminator,try using it at the end of the cable and unterminating the scsi reader.again doubtfull this is it.

Try using a different version of hdtoolbox ,there are a few versions known to be problematic.

last resort, you can get a pcmcia to cf adapter and use it in the pcmcia slot,this allows you to address the cf as just device "2" and no luns.

maybe try changing cf cards,not sure what cf card you use but i did the testing with the 2gb transcends i have here all was fine.


Mech
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on April 24, 2011, 04:27:42 PM
Quote from: mechy;633367
Darrin,
 Your problem is very strange,as i have tested the readers on my own warpengine 040/40 and it worked flawless with both the card in the cf slot and using the pcmcia adapter to CF in the pcmcia slot. I doubt it has anything to do with it,but make sure mask and max transfer are set right for a scsi device,as some hdtoolbox defaults are not right.

Try using the warpengine  scsi tools from the warpengine floppy.Its on amiga resource if you dont have it.

If you have a active terminator,try using it at the end of the cable and unterminating the scsi reader.again doubtfull this is it.

Try using a different version of hdtoolbox ,there are a few versions known to be problematic.

last resort, you can get a pcmcia to cf adapter and use it in the pcmcia slot,this allows you to address the cf as just device "2" and no luns.

maybe try changing cf cards,not sure what cf card you use but i did the testing with the 2gb transcends i have here all was fine.


Mech


Hi Mechy,

Thnaks for the tips.  I'll keep on playing.  Just out of interest, how are your jumpers on your Warp Engine configured (H, J & K) and do you have the termination power enabled or disabled?

I didn't get the floppy with my used Warp Engine so I'll download it and try it.

The main card I'm using is a 2GB Transcend which I ordered from you.  I also ordered the PCMCIA adapter too, and it doesn't work with that.  I also ordered a round SCSI cable from you too which I'm using on the A4000 and I've tried it attached to different connectors.

The only differences between it working on the A2000 and not working on the A4000 are the CPU cards with teh SCSI adapters and the SCSI cables (I'm using a flat one on the A2000 and the round one on the A4000).  Now that you've mentioned cables, I'll try another cable on the A4000.  The A2000 and A4000 are both using the same Classic Workbench OS3.9 based install so they have the same HDToolbox.  Also, I have a really old Commodore 2091 SCSI card which I can shove in the A4000 and see whether that will place nice with the card reader.

If all else fails, I'm just going to leave it installed in the A2000's second floppy bay.  :)
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on April 24, 2011, 05:17:57 PM
Quote from: Darrin;633378
Hi Mechy,

Thnaks for the tips.  I'll keep on playing.  Just out of interest, how are your jumpers on your Warp Engine configured (H, J & K) and do you have the termination power enabled or disabled?

I didn't get the floppy with my used Warp Engine so I'll download it and try it.

The main card I'm using is a 2GB Transcend which I ordered from you.  I also ordered the PCMCIA adapter too, and it doesn't work with that.  I also ordered a round SCSI cable from you too which I'm using on the A4000 and I've tried it attached to different connectors.

The only differences between it working on the A2000 and not working on the A4000 are the CPU cards with teh SCSI adapters and the SCSI cables (I'm using a flat one on the A2000 and the round one on the A4000).  Now that you've mentioned cables, I'll try another cable on the A4000.  The A2000 and A4000 are both using the same Classic Workbench OS3.9 based install so they have the same HDToolbox.  Also, I have a really old Commodore 2091 SCSI card which I can shove in the A4000 and see whether that will place nice with the card reader.

If all else fails, I'm just going to leave it installed in the A2000's second floppy bay.  :)


Mine has:
jumper on K
NO jumper on J
jumper on H
this is for LUN scan 100ns synchronous operation with no boot delay.

you may need delays on these if the machines tries to boot before the card reader can initialize.so don't be afraid to experiment.You may try turning off synchronous operation also.

Termpower is on. the scsi card reader does not supply term power,so termination won't work without the termpower.

note on scsi, you always use the ends of the cable,never have a drive in the middle of the cable and the end hanging with free connectors. i.e. plug one end into the controller and the opposite end into the scsi device. termitate that end device.add any other devices in the middle of the cable.scsi device #'s don't matter much,as song as all devices have different #'s.

I suggest you install a clean os3.1 on the card . the 2091 would also be a good test if it has a reasonable newer rom rev. 6.6 or better i recommend,7 is best.Make sure 2091 jumpers are right..

I'm really thinking you have a mask/max transfer problem.Try the warpdrive scsi hdtools to partition and do a quick format and install a fresh wb3.1 (preferrably Commodores and not patched stuff like classicWb etc.). Check the warp engine ram also,a bad simm could cause these problems.a quick and dirty(but not gauranteed) way to check it is boot with your old setup,then copy stuff to ram just short of the 128MB(assuming u have 128MB on it). if it crashes before it gets to say 127MB you know some ram is flakey or not seated well.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on April 24, 2011, 06:06:18 PM
Quote from: mechy;633381
Mine has:
jumper on K
NO jumper on J
jumper on H
this is for LUN scan 100ns synchronous operation with no boot delay.

you may need delays on these if the machines tries to boot before the card reader can initialize.so don't be afraid to experiment.You may try turning off synchronous operation also.

Termpower is on. the scsi card reader does not supply term power,so termination won't work without the termpower.

note on scsi, you always use the ends of the cable,never have a drive in the middle of the cable and the end hanging with free connectors. i.e. plug one end into the controller and the opposite end into the scsi device. termitate that end device.add any other devices in the middle of the cable.scsi device #'s don't matter much,as song as all devices have different #'s.

I suggest you install a clean os3.1 on the card . the 2091 would also be a good test if it has a reasonable newer rom rev. 6.6 or better i recommend,7 is best.Make sure 2091 jumpers are right..

I'm really thinking you have a mask/max transfer problem.Try the warpdrive scsi hdtools to partition and do a quick format and install a fresh wb3.1 (preferrably Commodores and not patched stuff like classicWb etc.). Check the warp engine ram also,a bad simm could cause these problems.a quick and dirty(but not gauranteed) way to check it is boot with your old setup,then copy stuff to ram just short of the 128MB(assuming u have 128MB on it). if it crashes before it gets to say 127MB you know some ram is flakey or not seated well.


Cheers.  I'll give it a whirl and see what happens.  :)

I checked my 2091 and it has an old 6.1 ROM which (I believe) doesn't support drives larger than 1GB and has other bugs too.  It came out of an old A2000 back in the days when 128MB was considered to be a large hard drive.  :D
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on May 03, 2011, 12:58:29 AM
darrin,
   did you ever find a solution to this trouble you were having??
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Darrin on May 03, 2011, 02:59:41 AM
Quote from: mechy;634997
darrin,
   did you ever find a solution to this trouble you were having??


No, not yet.  I had to return to work (typing this from a hotel in New Mexico), so I'll play with it again when I get home (in about 3-5 weeks).  What's worse, my FPGA Arcade is also sitting in my house and I can't get to it.  I might ask my wife to mail it to me.  :)
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: CloakedAlien on June 30, 2011, 01:48:55 PM
w00t! Glad I found this thread, I've been searching far and wide for a replacement PSU for my desktop A1200. It's expanded with a Paragon Turbo 1230 Mk2, CF-IDE and Ethernet (and the stock PSU doesn't seeem tobe able to handle it).

Already ordered and from what I've gathered it'll have enough juice for my setup and a bit more!

But what about the wattage of this thing? If I'm not misinformed then stock 1200/600 PSU's can do 25Watts, the old A500 can do 60W.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: rdolores on June 30, 2011, 05:57:13 PM
I got one of these a couple months ago for my A1200 with Blizzard IV accelerator 64-MB RAM board.  It is great.  Nice compact and quiet.  Looks like a laptop power supply.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: CloakedAlien on July 06, 2011, 09:53:25 AM
Wow! Got mine yesterday! That's super-quick delivery since it was shipped Thursday night (CET) and I've never had anything arrive from the states under 7 days before, and I've bought quite the few retro games on ebay over the years.

PSU works like a charm, but at first it didn't work at all despite re-seating the connector. I measured it with a multimeter and everything looked fine, next time I connected it it just worked =S

Now my rig works without any random crashes, finally I can use my Amiga to it's fullest without any random crashes or reboots <3
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: golem on July 06, 2011, 10:22:37 AM
Quote from: CloakedAlien;648396


PSU works like a charm, but at first it didn't work at all despite re-seating the connector. I measured it with a multimeter and everything looked fine, next time I connected it it just worked =S



Mine did the same first time I turned it on. But its been faultless ever since. I wonder if it has to switch to 240V first time you turn it on from receiving it from mechy?
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: CloakedAlien on July 07, 2011, 08:56:33 AM
Quote from: golem;648400
Mine did the same first time I turned it on. But its been faultless ever since. I wonder if it has to switch to 240V first time you turn it on from receiving it from mechy?

That was my thought as well, even though the miggy never lit up the tv-set behaved as if it got some kind of signal. That's why I brought out the multimeter in the first place.

Mind you I turned on/off a few times and re-seated the plug, I even used electronics spray on both ends in case it had some kind of residue or whatnot. It was after measuring it that it started to work so something tells me the moron factor isn't the answer =P

At any rate, been working fine since then so I doubt there's an issue but could be noteworthy in case anyone else has any troubles.

I'm really glad I got this rather than a rebuilt ATX PSU!
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: A4000Bear on November 01, 2011, 06:29:07 AM
Quote from: mechy;634997
darrin,
   did you ever find a solution to this trouble you were having??


I had exactly the same problem, but managed to partially solve it by making sure the SCSI card reader was ID 0. (I have a CD-ROM at ID 1 and a hard drive at ID 2).

It is still not perfect, I have to boot the system with the flash card I want to use inserted, and I cannot change the card unless I reboot, but it's better than nothing!

Incidentally, my warpdrive.device version is 40.66
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: amigadave on November 01, 2011, 07:14:54 AM
Quote from: A4000Bear;666037
I had exactly the same problem, but managed to partially solve it by making sure the SCSI card reader was ID 0. (I have a CD-ROM at ID 1 and a hard drive at ID 2).

It is still not perfect, I have to boot the system with the flash card I want to use inserted, and I cannot change the card unless I reboot, but it's better than nothing!

Incidentally, my warpdrive.device version is 40.66

It is my understanding that these SCSI card readers do not support "Hot Swapping" when installed in an Amiga.  They are still useful additions to most big box Amiga systems.  I have thought about getting one for my A4000D in Power Tower.

The PSU's that Mechy puts together are real nice.  I have one for my A600 w/ACA630 and thought about getting another for my A1200, but don't know if they output enough wattage for my Blizzard 1260 w/256mb RAM & SCSI-2 controller, plus IndivisionAGA & Subway USB controller.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: A4000Bear on November 03, 2011, 02:15:54 PM
Quote from: amigadave;666041
It is my understanding that these SCSI card readers do not support "Hot Swapping" when installed in an Amiga.  They are still useful additions to most big box Amiga systems.  I have thought about getting one for my A4000D in Power Tower.


I tried the card reader on a DKB Spitfire SCSI controller card, and that combination supports hot swapping.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: AmigaClassicRule on November 03, 2011, 03:02:48 PM
Quote from: mechy;629850
Hi all,
  I have been toiling away and searching the world for connectors and have managed to finish building and testing 51 new heavy duty power supplies for the A500/600/1200 and cd32! I have them listed with different color labels(they are all the same psu,just a choice of label colors). I have managed to setup a shopping cart to automate this.

PLEASE make sure your PAYPAL account is verified/confirmed before ordering,failure to do so will delay your order and cause me major headaches! - thanks!

http://www.amiga.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1250&stc=1&d=1302220256

Here are the specs:
------------------
Much smaller than the original.

Works on any voltage from any country 100vac to 240vac. 50 or 60hz

Much more powerful than the original power supply (7AMPS on +5v,1.5Amps on +12v,and .3Amps on -12v).

Uses a standard IEC power cord from any printer or computer(ships with USA cord only).

Completely quiet and no fans.

Lighted power switch - know when its on or off,unlike the original!

Overload Protected - Auto reset when overload is cleared up

Short Protected - Goes into a pulse mode until the short is fixed.Auto reset when short is fixed.

These are intended for desktop machines only, NOT towered machines with zorro/pci expansions!



http://www.amiga.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1251&stc=1&d=1302220329

The second surprise is i have secured a boatload of brand new 3.5" scsi 5-slot card readers!.so what you say? Well these are great for adding compact flash,sdhc,smartmedia,or to your amiga with scsi to use as a hard drive,or even using all 5 slots filled with different cards(a different os on each? mac/pctask partitions?hmm). i have tested them in the A590,gvp A530,HCII+8,on old trumpcards,warpengine,gvp A2000 cards/accelerators,ivs vector,fastlane z3,A4000t scsi,A3000t scsi.these also work on some atari and apple and sampler scsi! they have the latest firmwares and you can hook them right to your 50 pin scsi without any adapters.The bolt anywhere a floppy drive will in most cases.can be put internal in place of the hard drive.all 5 slots fall under 1 SCSI ID with luns..i also have some scsi cables and assorted stuff there,when its gone its gone.

I have set up a online shopping cart with SSL to avoid EBAY this time and the crazy fee's. this also automates the shipping etc and saves me alot of headaches.The price for the power supplies is $42+ shipping(sorry,after the first batch,i tallied the stuff up and made almost nothing after fee's!). Actual shipping is calculated on the shopping cart.Shipping to most of europe/uk etc is around $14 via USPS flatrate small BOX. USA shipping is also calculated.Payment is by PAYPAL only and the cart passes you off to the secure paypal site.
Please understand,i can't control customs and such,but i can guarantee you i shipped the stuff the next morning after you order it!

Oh,you can find these power supplies at http://www.a4000t.com or https://a4000t.com/store  they both go to the same place ;)

if anyone has any questions,please feel free to ask.
Mech


I have questions about the SCSI card reader:


Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on November 03, 2011, 08:28:08 PM
Quote from: amigadave;666041
It is my understanding that these SCSI card readers do not support "Hot Swapping" when installed in an Amiga.  They are still useful additions to most big box Amiga systems.  I have thought about getting one for my A4000D in Power Tower.

The PSU's that Mechy puts together are real nice.  I have one for my A600 w/ACA630 and thought about getting another for my A1200, but don't know if they output enough wattage for my Blizzard 1260 w/256mb RAM & SCSI-2 controller, plus IndivisionAGA & Subway USB controller.

Thanks for the psu cudos,i am out of them but there are some cd32 versions left. I also have 5 pin dins if you want to buy one of the cd32 psu's and a DIN connector and change the din yourself(its the same basic psu as the Apower 500/600/1200 ver) just with different a connector.


You shouldn't hotswap the card you booted from,but the other cards/slots can be hotswapped.All this depends on a scsi controller that can use reselection and has luns implemented properly. Some don't. Some only tolerate the card reader as device 0. the 2091 really needs rev7 roms to work flawless,but 6.6 does work for the most part.

mech
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: Xanxi on November 03, 2011, 08:34:16 PM
Indeed i own two APowers and they are awesome.
Now i would like APowers for big box amiga as a reliable replacement for the weak A4000 PSU.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: XDelusion on November 03, 2011, 08:38:03 PM
I hope more of these are built some day.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on November 03, 2011, 09:06:31 PM
Quote from: A4000Bear;666365
I tried the card reader on a DKB Spitfire SCSI controller card, and that combination supports hot swapping.

thanks for the report. good to know.. i wish i had time to keep a list of all tested Boards.

I tried the readers myself on a host of interfaces and accelerators before i put them out in the world..

I personally tested these under kickstart 3.1 in all cases! The list goes:

Warp engine
Cyberstorm MKII
cyberstorm MKIII(uw to 50 pin adapted)
Cyberstorm PPC (uw to 50 pin adapted)
A590 - works fine,see 2091 notes on recommended roms/jumpers.
2091 (set option jumpers for LUNS enabled) (add 1MB ram to speed 2091 up-its horrible without ram)-rev 7 roms recommended but works on 6.6
icd A2000 scsi(worked with pcmcia to cf adapter/lun 0 but buggy with luns-very old card so its probabaly the rom revision).ok when used as a HD
GVP A530 works flawless here, can boot off any lun V4.15 rom
GVP hcII+8 works fine v4.15 rom
GVP Gforce 030 - works fine 4.15 rom
Amiga 3000 works fine even with rev4 proto.NOTE:WD -04 can have trouble with multiple drives on the chain,if so upgrade to -08!
Amiga 3000T - works fine (rev -08 WD chip)-u need a working clock battery. luns must be set on in the 3000/3000t with a utility like setbatt.lha. the clock battery powers the NVram where the scsi settings are stored.
Amiga 4000T works flawless(set dip switches for luns on)
4091 scsi works fine-latest rev 7 roms recommended-set dip switches for luns on)
Dkb cobra 030 for A1200 - external scsi case to dkb external scsi,works fine.
Blizzard 1230IV scsi works fine
Blizzard 1260 scsi works fine
IVS Vector for A2000(i use 3,1 amiga roms) - works fine
IVS trumpcard/pro - worked,but i cant recall if luns did,lost my notes ;(

Other Notes:
Its a tight fit in some of the A500 sidecars like gvp 530,590,etc! since these have screw holes that line up with floppy mountings,only 2 can be used in the A530 to mount it.The A530 fan may interfere with the pcd-50B.
the pcd-50B top cover can be popped off and may give enough clearance.

If you have the scsi controllers set correct for luns,but you aren't seeing them,HDtoolbox is probably the culprit.Go into the Icon info and make sure these tool types are set:
SCSI_DEVICE_NAME=
SCSI_MAX_ADDRESS=6
SCSI_MAX_LUN=4

some cases you may need to add:

XT_NAME=SCSI

This enables HDtoolBox to look for all LUNS(logical unit numbers).Luns are used to map the other 4 card slots under the same scsi ID instead of taking up all your available scsi id's.

Those of you who had to set the pcd-50b reader to device 0 to make it work are finding this out. in many cases,if you also have a HD in the system,that hard drive was setup with hdtoolbox and its old default tool type settings(only scan to device 2 and no luns). HDtools has set that particular drive to say it was the last device on the chain-the reason for this is faster booting..When that happens if the HD is a scsi ID before the pcd-50b it will not scan past your hard drive.To fix this set hdtools tooltypes as above,and go in and load the HD partition,the resave it and it should fix this( it now says scan to device 6 and lun5). If you have the pocd as device 0 and the hd as say device 2,then this does not happen,because the pcd-50b is scanned before the HD.

I hope this makes sense and doesn't cause more confusion ;)

It took a bit of head scratching to figure out why the heck that was happening.

Mech
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: curtis on November 10, 2011, 11:00:35 PM
Just wanted to throw my 2 cents in.

I picked up the last A500 power supply from mechy and it arrived in nothing flat!

Now to do the surgery on the plug...

Thanks again mechy!

Curtis
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: curtis on November 12, 2011, 08:58:03 PM
Update on the surgery to change the plug over for my A500.

Folks, don't forget to slip the sleeve over the cord BEFORE you solder the leads to the plug!

What a rookie mistake.

I forgot this little bit of information and when I attempted to desolder the leads from the plug, little sucker overheated and the pins warped on me!

Fortunately, mechy has more in stock...

This time I'm ordering a spare just in case!!!

Curtis
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on November 13, 2011, 02:27:01 AM
:furious::furious::furious: Don't even has how many times i did that in the ~200 odd psu's i soldered .:furious::furious::furious:

good thing no one was around to hear me cussing.

btw, theres 1 more cd32 psu on the cart. i didn't realize i had it..

i have kept 10 unmodded ones back for me and for any warranty purposes.

sorry to hear you had trouble with the connector melting, theres a fine line there.. use a 25W iron or less and just barely tin your leads with solder, it will make it go better, if you have a flux pen add a bit to the din sockets.work fast but make sure u have a good connection, especially on the 5v one!

Mech
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: bbond007 on November 13, 2011, 03:54:42 AM
Quote from: mechy;667632
:furious::furious::furious: Don't even has how many times i did that in the ~200 odd psu's i soldered .:furious::furious::furious:

good thing no one was around to hear me cussing.

btw, theres 1 more cd32 psu on the cart. i didn't realize i had it..

i have kept 10 unmodded ones back for me and for any warranty purposes.

sorry to hear you had trouble with the connector melting, theres a fine line there.. use a 25W iron or less and just barely tin your leads with solder, it will make it go better, if you have a flux pen add a bit to the din sockets.work fast but make sure u have a good connection, especially on the 5v one!

Mech



I figured I'd get it and see if it makes my flaky NTSC CD32 work correctly. If not it will become a backup for my 1200 :)

Thanks

_nate
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on November 13, 2011, 04:12:56 AM
I'll get it shipped out to you Monday morning nate

thanks,
 Mech
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: curtis on November 13, 2011, 10:26:58 PM
Brother, I hear ya talking!

I had my iron cranked up a little more than I had planned due to another project that required more blowtorch than soldering iron.

It's been adjusted down appropriately...

Curtis

Quote from: mechy;667632
:furious::furious::furious: Don't even has how many times i did that in the ~200 odd psu's i soldered .:furious::furious::furious:

good thing no one was around to hear me cussing.

btw, theres 1 more cd32 psu on the cart. i didn't realize i had it..

i have kept 10 unmodded ones back for me and for any warranty purposes.

sorry to hear you had trouble with the connector melting, theres a fine line there.. use a 25W iron or less and just barely tin your leads with solder, it will make it go better, if you have a flux pen add a bit to the din sockets.work fast but make sure u have a good connection, especially on the 5v one!

Mech
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: ami_junki on March 28, 2012, 09:40:05 AM
Bugger wish I had seen this earlier, I am on the look out for a small PSU that I can use in Japan for my A1200, I guess you are not selling them or making them anymore?
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: XDelusion on March 28, 2012, 07:10:35 PM
YES, more more more, we want more!!! :)
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: doble07 on April 25, 2012, 11:28:14 PM
I hope more of these are built some day.
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: David Wright on October 27, 2017, 08:58:37 PM
Still no more?
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: goldfish on October 28, 2017, 08:12:28 PM
Link to buy not working ???
Title: Re: Apower desktop PSU for A500/600/1200/cd32 are Back!
Post by: mechy on October 30, 2017, 02:44:14 AM
Quote from: goldfish;832313
Link to buy not working ???

sorry, these have long been sold out never to be made again :(

i do have a few of the ApowerII cd-32 psu's left however. $69+sh.
Unfortunately Europe/UK shipping has gotten pretty expensive.
Mech