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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: amiga-chan on January 28, 2025, 12:03:21 PM

Title: amiga a1060 sidecar issues
Post by: amiga-chan on January 28, 2025, 12:03:21 PM

Hey everyone, I bought a a1060 sidecar a few years ago from Germany. Anyway, I tried using it today for the first time and noticed some odd behaviot. First, the sidecar doesn't turn on. Next,  I can get the a1000 to turn but it doesn't boot, goes to screen with some shapes at the bottom. It does nothing beyond this.  I was reading the documentation using a translator and I am missing some special version of workbench that it came with. However it seems like this shouldn't prevent it from turning on When I remove the sidecar the a1000 works fine.

I am wondering if the American 110V outlet is the issue? Not sure if there is an actual hardware issue with the unit itself. Well thanks for any advice. Appreciate it.

Title: Re: amiga a1060 sidecar issues
Post by: arttu80 on January 30, 2025, 07:32:38 PM

Hi!

Sidecar uses its own PSU unit, so if it's from Germany I assume it would be 220-240V version so maybe that's the problem now. And also I quote http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/a1060 (http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/a1060)

"turning on power to the Sidecar unless the Amiga is powered up can seriously damage the Amiga - use the attached power-cord extender so the A1000 is powered through the Sidecar, though this means the A1060 has to be turned on all the time even if it is unused "