Power supply question - plz help!

[rkauer]

 Easy steps:

 - Take out the Mediator, accelerator & passtrough. Put then back. With this act you will remove any oxidation from the contacts;

 - If above didn't do anything, put a power socket into the floppy power header on the motherboard. It will alleviate the current from the Mediator to motherboard.

 200W is more than enough, even in a very expanded 1200, but those 200W AT don't have this output (average is 130W!). So, if you have Voodoo, TV-card, Sound Blaster and net NIC plus a Blizzard PPC (with or without BVision), buy a stronger PSU (350W "declared" is OK).

[rkauer]

Vulture wrote:
@rkauer

thx for the tip. any idea if there'll be any problem having the Mediator and the floppy powering the board together?
thx!

 In theory, someone can point you can't use two power supply points in one device (look the entire Amiga as one), but I did this and not a single problem at all. Since you use the same PSU to power everything, it's OK.

 Here are some hints:

 1- Check the voltage levels on different points on the computer. On power conector, original power connector, floppy power header, passtrough, accelerator (carefully, to not short anything who ruins your computer);

 2- Put the "extra" power floppy wires;

 3- Feed the accelerator fan directly from the PSU instead from the accelerator board (watch out! look the fan voltage first).

[rkauer]

 AT or ATX, doesn't matter. But an ATX involves another hack or adaptor (or new wiring).