Path: utzoo!bnr-vpa!bnr-fos!leibniz.uucp!protcoop
From: protcoop@leibniz.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A500 power supply (how good is it?)
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Date: 7 Aug 89 16:25:56 GMT
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Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
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Hi.  I recently upgraded from an A1000 to an A500 (yes, I do consider it
to be an upgrade :-).  I was wondering how long I could safely leave my
500 powered up?  I remember that at one time I left my 1000 on for 4
months straight (not the monitor though) and it didn't hurt it a bit.  I
realized that this would probably blow up my 500 so I want to know what
the safe limits are.  Also, how could I expand these limits?  Would the
main problem be with the power supply over-heating, or the computer
itself?  Would rigging a fan up to either/both do me any good?  I need
to leave the machine on for extended lengths of time since I want to
start doing ray-tracing and as I understand it these programs can take
some time to run.  Any information would be welcomed ... thank you.
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