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- From: sfxu@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us (Jayme Rice)
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- Subject: Re: C64 Power Supply
- Date: 20 Feb 1996 10:03:01 GMT
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- Dan Amborn (103013.1114@CompuServe.COM) wrote:
- : I just purchased some Commodore equipment from a friend of mine.
- : In with it came an aftermarket power supply. Its a Micro Pal
- : CPS-10 and on the bottom it has a tag reading Phoenix Electronics,
- : Inc. It has a metal case, a five amp fuse and two 100W / 60Hz
- : cord plugins on the back. In the front it has an on / off switch.
- : Would this power supply be capable of supplying voltage to a
- : Commodore 64 with a 1750 REU installed? Has anyone heard of this
- : power supply? Also anyone have any ideas on how to ensure its
- : working properly? The C64 it was used on doesn't work any longer.
- : Of course the stuff has been sitting around a long time.
- Hang on to that power supply. I just saw one for the first time last
- week. Our last Commodore repair shop locally picked up several of them
- buying out another local repair location. According to him, the Micro
- Pal is a unit replacing a surge protector outlet strip with add on plug
- outlets to plug in your drive and monitor directly to it. He did not
- mention if it would support an added REU, but by its design I would
- personally think so. If I may quote him, "It's valualable as hell!" He
- replace three of his rebuilbable power supplies in his store front
- display because ot added extra outlets he needed. He also encouraged me
- to scarf up any that I ever ran accross. I hope this enlightens you as
- to you find!
- Jayme Rice
- Tampa, FL
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