A500 Power supply

[BadBigBen]

@Koaftder - the A3000 uses an AT powersupply anyhow, so long as you stick to the color coding, nothing should be wrong there...


@the Original Poster - Check AMINET, there should be a wiring Diagram for a AT style PSU, or check directly here:
http://www.ianstedman.co.uk/Amiga/amiga.html
where a fellow Amigan has done a great job on explaining a few very interesting tid bits, including the PSU...

[BadBigBen]

Hi, I came here to ask a similar question. I'd like to connect a PC PCU (AT or ATX) to my A500, too.

Apart from the fact that I never enjoyed any apprenticeships in electrotechnics and therefore I always confuse stuff like Volt, Ampere, Ohm ect, I assume that the amount of Ampere is also very important (not just connecting the +5, -5, +12, -12 and GRD cables properly). As far as I know an AT or ATX PSUs got a bit more Ampere... or am I wrong?

Maybe someone knows a bit more about this kind of magic, before I send my A500 straight to the pearly gates of Amiga Heaven...

If you look at the link I gave above, you will see that hooking up a AT-PC style PSU is good and sound/safe...

I have put my A1200 (uses the exact same PSU as a A500, less  wattage) into a Tower case using a 300W AT PSU, to power the MOBO, 3 HD's, CD-ROM, and a Floppy... and it is kicking without any problem...