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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: AmigaClassicRule on November 13, 2013, 04:56:46 AM
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I was waiting for weeks and weeks until I received my disk drive eject button because it got broken in during the shipment when I ordered it online. As soon as I opened the Amiga, removed the disk drive and fixed the eject button and put everything back to normal....the power supply died. It started making a buzzing noise and the Amiga refused to boot completely. Then when I turned the power supply on by itself...it too made a very loud buzzing sound....and no matter what I do the Amiga have no power input and it just a buzzing sound.........
I threw the power supply into the garbage (as I was busy making my first game on Blitz Basic)....now what I am looking for if someone have a spare power supply (working correctly) for the Amiga 500 and it is 110 Volt.
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Don't throw it away! (1) - it might be fixable, and (2) - you could possibly still use the housing or the square wiring lead to build a new power supply (plenty of people have installed mini AT and ATX-style PSU's inside the A500's original housing).
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As mike said, open it up and see if you can fix it, else put a small ATX PSU inside it.
I have an ATX PSU inside a A500 power brick case:
(http://oi41.tinypic.com/aebaky.jpg)
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I was just looking for a copy of that picture, LOL. ;)
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I was just looking for a copy of that picture, LOL. ;)
Hehe ;) Sadly Underground-gamer died some months back so all pictures are dead in my old thread and I don't have the option to edit the post anymore to re-upload them :(
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I've gotten into the habit of saving a copy of any interesting Amiga-related hardware hack pics I come across, for that very same reason. You never know when the thread or links will be gone. *sigh* Some things on the Internet don't last forever! :(
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I've gotten into the habit of saving a copy of any interesting Amiga-related hardware hack pics I come across, for that very same reason. You never know when the thread or links will be gone. *sigh* Some things on the Internet don't last forever! :(
That's really good, I have a habit of only bookmarking and as you say some things just disappear so I should also start saving down pictures for the future :) I find myself looking for things Amiga related that are gone quite often :/ Plenty of good places on the internet is gone forever that I miss :(
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Sadly there is no way to make a mATX 500W dual voltage PSU bought off eBay for $24 to connect to an A500/600/1200 by buying a connector from A4000T.com or using an old connector cord from a dead A500 PSU, and a $2 on-off switch from RadioShack :(
I was waiting for weeks and weeks until I received my disk drive eject button because it got broken in during the shipment when I ordered it online. As soon as I opened the Amiga, removed the disk drive and fixed the eject button and put everything back to normal....the power supply died. It started making a buzzing noise and the Amiga refused to boot completely. Then when I turned the power supply on by itself...it too made a very loud buzzing sound....and no matter what I do the Amiga have no power input and it just a buzzing sound.........
I threw the power supply into the garbage (as I was busy making my first game on Blitz Basic)....now what I am looking for if someone have a spare power supply (working correctly) for the Amiga 500 and it is 110 Volt.
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Really...all of this MacGyver work is not for me!
A) I will electricute myself and get killed ones I open the dead power supply you wait and see.
B) If I manage to survive from that...expect an explosion
C) If I manage to survive from that...expect a fire or maybe an explosion plus a fire
E) If I manage to survive from that...expect a fire or maybe an explosion plus a fire...plus frying my Amiga 500
F) If I manage to survive from that...expect a fire or maybe an explosion plus a fire...plus frying my Amiga 500 plus burning my house all down
So really all what is left is me order it from eBay which I did find and ordered it.
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Meh. Can't possibly be as bad as what this guy did: :huh:
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I am not so sure what that is plus I am not so sure I want to plug that into the wall especially when my hand is still touching the cable!!! If I ever see this around I will hold it with a very long wooden stick...place it very far away from me and burn it!
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Anyone know any place to get hold of the Amiga power connector, if I could get hold of them I could make cheap ATX to Amiga adaptors with a power switch and give to Amiga users who need em for shipping cost :)
Id love to have broken empty Amiga power-brick cases to make tons of ATX-psu convertions but scouting for broken ones would take to much time :/
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Sadly, no. You can't find them under DIN 5-pin Square on Mech's A4000T.com web site sold singularly or in packs of five :(
But the world spins on...
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Sadly, no. You can't find them under DIN 5-pin Square on Mech's A4000T.com web site sold singularly or in packs of five :(
But the world spins on...
Wait what? They are there, thanks!
Now I can order some and build a few adapters for people :)
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Meh. Can't possibly be as bad as what this guy did: :huh:
OMG!!!!
Whoever did that should be banned from ever holding a soldering iron again!
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Anyone know any place to get hold of the Amiga power connector, if I could get hold of them I could make cheap ATX to Amiga adaptors with a power switch and give to Amiga users who need em for shipping cost :)
Id love to have broken empty Amiga power-brick cases to make tons of ATX-psu convertions but scouting for broken ones would take to much time :/
I think mechy has the square power connectors. Yep, some else beat me to the link!
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Meh. Can't possibly be as bad as what this guy did: :huh:
Best example i have ever seen for what NOT to do. heh
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Sadly, no. You can't find them under DIN 5-pin Square on Mech's A4000T.com web site sold singularly or in packs of five :(
But the world spins on...
????? these?
http://a4000t.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=5+pin+
mech
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Sadly there is no way to make a mATX 500W dual voltage PSU bought off eBay for $24 to connect to an A500/600/1200 by buying a connector from A4000T.com or using an old connector cord from a dead A500 PSU, and a $2 on-off switch from RadioShack :(
dan,
Matx is usually 3 voltages, +5,+12,-12 and is missing the -5(not needed for amiga 500/600/1200) should easily work with 500,600,1200 - at least the ones i built do work :)
Maybe i misread this?
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Yes, I'm afraid that it is impossible to use the 500W Hercules black gloss, silent and as small as an original A500/600/1200 PSU to make a 25A +5V (with equivalent 12V Amps) replacement that with the addition of a simple RadioShack on-off switch between the green and a black wire to make a PSU that will handle even the most expanded demands of one of the above computers, like the three I have done by adding one of the DIN 5-pin connectors I bought from you.
Will the horror never end?
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Apparently it's opposite day?
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Rule # 1 of sarcasm: Some people take everything literally.
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Rule # 1 of sarcasm: Some people take everything literally.
guilty as charged! :D