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From: plav@cup.portal.com (Rick M Plavnicky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Can You Use A 2000 24 Hours A Day?
Message-ID: <24206@cup.portal.com>
Date: 19 Nov 89 00:03:03 GMT
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drues@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Michael E. Drues) wrote:

% j_parsons@csc32.enet.dec.com writes:
% >>Are there any problems with leaving an Amiga 2000 on 24 hours a day?
% 
% For that matter, anyone know about the A1000 being left on 24hr/day???
% 
% Mike

I've had mine powered up almost constantly since I bought it back in '85
without a problem.  In fact, I do that with all the computers I either
have now or have had in the past.  The only one that I ever had any
related porblems with was an old Apple II Plus, which cooked two power
supplies during its lifetime.  WRT the Amiga's power supplies, here's an
old note that Dave Haynie mailed me ages ago during a similar discussion.


Dave wrote:

DH> Just for reference, the A1000 supply generates something like 8Amps at
DH> +5V.  The motherboard draws less than three, and they specify the
DH> expansion port at 1 amp, but it's really capable of more.  I used to
DH> power a Los Gatos backplane card and the (very power hungry) A2052 on
DH> my A1000.  Ran it like this for over a year, right up until the time I
DH> got my 2000.  Also had a total of 1 meg installed in the thing.  The
DH> +12V supply isn't quite as hefty, but it's just about as over-speced,
DH> percentage wise (can't recall just how much juice, but unless you're
DH> hooking up a 5.25" hard disk or something, don't worry).  And when you
DH> think about it, have you EVER heard of anyone having an A1000 power
DH> supply problem?  I suspect it might have happened somewhere, but I have
DH> yet to hear of such a problem.  A2000s generally have more than enough
DH> power, since most folks don't even come close to loading up their 20
DH> Amps @ +5VDC and 8 Amps @ +12VDC.  The A500 -- well, 2 out of 3 ain't
DH> bad...
DH> 
DH> 					-Dave


Rick Plavnicky
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