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From: jrobbins@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Use of IBM AT power supplies for Amigas.
Message-ID: <9930.281307af@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 91 19:56:30 GMT
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I just thought that I might warn others to not fall into the trap I found.

IBM AT power supplies do not provide the 60Hz TICK signal needed for the
A1000 to boot. As I understand the A500 and A2000 have ways of working
arround this. I was transfering my A1000 into a baby AT case for more
headroom (I had an Insider RAM expansion board, a Kwickstart board, and
was adding an AdIDE controller) and ran into this problem. I got around
it by building an optoisolated TICK generator off of the AC line but
others who do not have the technical skills may run into trouble. Be warned!

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