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From: Ordania-DM@cup.portal.com (Charles K Hughes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Info wanted about Rana Systems 1000 disk drive
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Date: 4 Apr 91 21:22:10 GMT
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>The Atari takes +5v (3 pins on left and 3 on right...are all the same...)     
>i think they are different from th c-64.....read the p/s on the underside...
>look for "output" should have "5v" if so it should work.....plug it in and test
>it.....(if it is 5v....i have reversed polarity on 800xl's and 130 xe's so much
>with no problems...)

  DO NOT DO THIS!  The C64 power supply generates more than +5v and GND, it also
generates 9 or 12v and will fry your computer quite nicely.

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>as for the drive...memory says 9Volts "AC" (NOT DC!)try Amer. T.V.
>(1-800-551-9995) and i will vouch they are reputable.....
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>Sloopy X Malibu                                         snyder@chopin.udel.edu
>    (chris)                                          snyder@chopin.acs.udel.edu

Charles_K_Hughes@cup.portal.com
>(leave me mail at the mocha adr if you need more help...)