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Offline gateresTopic starter

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Any Ideas for an alternate power supply for a 3000T?
« on: January 16, 2014, 02:56:15 AM »
Any chance anyone has any idea where to get an alternate power supply for the 3000T?  I can't seem to track down an original replacement.
 

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Re: Any Ideas for an alternate power supply for a 3000T?
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2014, 05:27:23 AM »
IIRC, the 3000 power supply was normal (5 and 12 VDC rails) except for an additional 60Hz signal to the motherboard for video purposes?  I could be wrong.

Have you searched Aminet and the web for plans to modify a PC power supply?
 

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Re: Any Ideas for an alternate power supply for a 3000T?
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2014, 05:33:23 AM »
AmigaKit sells adapters for ATX -> A2000, A3000, A4000, etc.  Their adapters are reasonable-priced and include a power on/off switch.  Have you checked if any of them might be compatible with the 3000T?
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Re: Any Ideas for an alternate power supply for a 3000T?
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2014, 10:31:09 AM »
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IIRC, the 3000 power supply was normal (5 and 12 VDC rails) except for an additional 60Hz signal to the motherboard for video purposes?  I could be wrong.

Have you searched Aminet and the web for plans to modify a PC power supply?


Pin 3 on the 3000T PSU is -5V. I think that line was removed many years ago on ATX PSU's so a voltage regulator is needed. Or maybe the 3000 machiens work without the -5 volt signal?
 

Offline danbeaver

Re: Any Ideas for an alternate power supply for a 3000T?
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2014, 12:26:43 PM »
I believe it used an AT power supply which are still available new up to 400W.  The pin out is on the web and if it uses a nonstandard connector, one can splice that onto the AT one.
 

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Re: Any Ideas for an alternate power supply for a 3000T?
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2014, 12:42:15 PM »
The A3000T motherboard has an ATX- type connector BUT IT'S NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MODERN ATX POWER SUPPLIES, the pinout differs.

I built my own adapter for my lone 3000T motherboard (see the thread here) with a regulator for the missing -5V line. Not an easy build, though.

Regarding your other threads about the 3000T of yours, the keylock is not required to boot. It has key+mouse lock and reset but you don't need to have those connected for booting.
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