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Offline ToddHTopic starter

Amiga 600
« on: July 30, 2016, 05:45:12 PM »
After selling my beloved Amiga 1200 back in the 90s, it looks like I'm back in the Amiga game. Just picked up an Amiga 600. What brought me back? The Vampire 2 of course.



It is super clean and white (ceiling light doesn't do it justice). It even still has the plastic over the badge  and the warranty sticker looks intact. Even came with a brand new mouse. Only problem...power supply is 220V! Looking at Amigakit's site they seem to be out of replacement power supplies. So I need to track down a power supply. Any ideas?

Also am going to open her up and get the motherboard to ASCII for recapping. So I'll post updates as I go along. Looking forward to upgrading the old girl. :)
 

Offline Acill

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2016, 06:18:10 PM »
Quote from: ToddH;811871
After selling my beloved Amiga 1200 back in the 90s, it looks like I'm back in the Amiga game. Just picked up an Amiga 600. What brought me back? The Vampire 2 of course.



It is super clean and white (ceiling light doesn't do it justice). It even still has the plastic over the badge  and the warranty sticker looks intact. Even came with a brand new mouse. Only problem...power supply is 220V! Looking at Amigakit's site they seem to be out of replacement power supplies. So I need to track down a power supply. Any ideas?

Also am going to open her up and get the motherboard to ASCII for recapping. So I'll post updates as I go along. Looking forward to upgrading the old girl. :)


If you want to send the entire thing I can do some testing for you and make sure it all works. Still the same price for a recap. I'll also pull out the modulator so you can mount the vampire 2 HDMI in its place.

Will do the same if you just want to send the board of course.
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Offline ToddHTopic starter

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2016, 06:42:26 PM »
That sounds like a plan. Just broke the seal and looked inside. RF shield is a bit discolored but everything else looks fairly clean. Was in the process of removing the shield when you replied so I just pushed the tabs back down and put it back together (sans the 2.5" drive tray). Definitely want to remove the modulator since I want to use that space for the Vampire 2. And without a usable power supply and test floppy disk I have no way to know if it even powers up or if the floppy drive works.
« Last Edit: July 30, 2016, 07:58:57 PM by ToddH »
 

Offline Rob

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2016, 10:38:32 PM »
Ian Stedman has a page full of information on Amiga power supplies and different hacks and adapters.  You can use the information to do a quick and dirty hack using the cable from your power brick.  You should be able open the brick and remove the cable without cutting it.

http://www.ianstedman.co.uk/Amiga/amiga_hacks/Amiga_PSU/amiga_psu.html

If you want a neater looking longterm solution PicoPSU is good option since you can fit inside the case the only external box is a neat little AC adapter.A 60w kit with a genuine PicoPSU fairly cheap at $35 and will supply more than enough with being as excessive as normal ATX supply of these times.

Ian sells adapters which include a header for a on/off switch.

http://www.ianstedman.co.uk/Sales/sales.html

If you decide to go down this route ask Acill if he'll solder some wires to the internal side of the PSU connector ready for fitting into the adapter.
 

Offline Acill

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2016, 11:48:31 PM »
Quote from: Rob;811880
Ian Stedman has a page full of information on Amiga power supplies and different hacks and adapters.  You can use the information to do a quick and dirty hack using the cable from your power brick.  You should be able open the brick and remove the cable without cutting it.

http://www.ianstedman.co.uk/Amiga/amiga_hacks/Amiga_PSU/amiga_psu.html

If you want a neater looking longterm solution PicoPSU is good option since you can fit inside the case the only external box is a neat little AC adapter.A 60w kit with a genuine PicoPSU fairly cheap at $35 and will supply more than enough with being as excessive as normal ATX supply of these times.

Ian sells adapters which include a header for a on/off switch.

http://www.ianstedman.co.uk/Sales/sales.html

If you decide to go down this route ask Acill if he'll solder some wires to the internal side of the PSU connector ready for fitting into the adapter.


Yeup, if you send me the UK power supply I will open it up and convert it over for you using a pico ATX. Its not a bad job. Having the original so I can reuse the cable is a big help. Those are hard to find these days!
Proud Retired Navy Chief!

A4000T - CSPPC - Mediator
Powerbook G4 15", 17"
Powermac G5 2GHZ
AmigaOne X5000
Need Amiga recap or other services in the US? Visit my website at http://www.acill.com and take a look or on facebook at http://facebook.com/acillclassics
 

Offline ToddHTopic starter

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2016, 12:17:27 AM »
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Yeup, if you send me the UK power supply I will open it up and convert it over for you using a pico ATX. Its not a bad job. Having the original so I can reuse the cable is a big help. Those are hard to find these days!


Sweet! I'll put it in the box.
 

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Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2016, 06:53:54 AM »
The Vampire2 is a really nice upgrade for the A600. The A600 has never interested me until now. Unfortunately, this is another Amiga that is priced higher than expected and the V2 will surely increase its value. I did like that the A600 came with built in IDE and has a smaller footprint than the A500, though.

 It will be very interesting to see how far the Vampire2 core development will go.
« Last Edit: July 31, 2016, 05:13:10 PM by jdryyz »
 

Offline ToddHTopic starter

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2016, 06:56:14 PM »
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The Vampire2 is a really nice upgrade for the A600. The A600 has never interested me until now. Unfortunately, this is another Amiga that is priced higher than expected and the V2 will surely increase its value. I did like that the A600 came with built in IDE and has a smaller footprint than the A500, though.

 It will be very interesting to see how far the Vampire2 core development will go.


I originally wanted a 1200 or 4000 but finding one at a decent price is getting harder and harder. The 600 sort of fell into my lap so to speak. I do like the smaller footprint as I don't have a ton of space on my desk. Plus the Vampire 2 will be adding AGA to the core eventually.

The Amiga and the Commodore 64 were the machines that got me really interested in computers as a kid. Back in the early/mid 90s I used an Amiga while attending the University of Georgia as a Computer Science major. Spent a lot of time dialing into the school's mainframe and writing code. Also remember attending meetings of the local users group. Had some great times.
 

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Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2016, 12:03:08 AM »
Why not use a power converter? They work fine. Unless the psu needs its caps replaced of course.
 

Offline kreciu

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2016, 12:16:22 AM »
Acil how much for this kind of conversion?
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Offline kreciu

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2016, 12:16:52 AM »
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Yeup, if you send me the UK power supply I will open it up and convert it over for you using a pico ATX. Its not a bad job. Having the original so I can reuse the cable is a big help. Those are hard to find these days!


Acill how much for this kind of conversion?
Re-A1200inE/BOX/3.2/AmigaOS3.2/TF1260@66Mhz/256Mb/MediatorTX/R9200SE/SpiderUSB/LAN/SB128/16Gb-CF/DVD-ROM/FDD-HD
 

Offline Acill

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2016, 12:19:54 AM »
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Acill how much for this kind of conversion?


Just the cost of the new power supply and $45 to mod it.
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Offline ToddHTopic starter

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2016, 07:32:34 PM »
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Why not use a power converter? They work fine. Unless the psu needs its caps replaced of course.


Have had a few bad experiences with converters so I don't have a lot of trust in them.
 

Offline psxphill

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2016, 11:13:54 PM »
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It will be very interesting to see how far the Vampire2 core development will go.


Once you can buy the a600 cards then I assume they will switch to working on the a500 or a1200 cards.
 

Offline ToddHTopic starter

Re: Amiga 600
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2016, 02:18:48 PM »
My 600 is fixed and on the way back. Got a stack of Amigakit upgrades ready to install. Now if they would hurry up and get to my name on the Vampire 2 list I'd be set.

Edit: Looks like my ACA 620EC arrived today as well. It should hold me over until the Vampire 2.
« Last Edit: August 24, 2016, 03:00:55 PM by ToddH »