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From: mmoore@ux.acs.umn.edu (Malcolm Diallo Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Supra 500XP power drain
Message-ID: <3854@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 3 May 91 19:23:58 GMT
References: <52350@apple.Apple.COM>
Organization: University of Minnesota, Academic Computing Services
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In article <52350@apple.Apple.COM> farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier) writes:
>Does anyone know if a SupraDrive 500XP with 2Mb of 256kx4 DRAMS could
>cause a sufficient enough power drain on the Amiga 500's power
>supply to cause an incredibly large amount of system crashes?
>I am using the stock power supply only.  I have a modem
>and printer connected, but they both have their own power supplies.
>
The stock A500 power supply was made to only handle a df0:, a df1: and the
A501 expansion board, according to several people I have talked to.  Anything
more is pushing it, jack.

Speaking of which, I need to find one myself.  Are all these power supplies
advertised in Amiga World Amiga-specific?

Malcolm "The Capital MD" Moore
----------Amiga: The One and Only.  All the Rest Can Get the Bozack.-----------
"I ain't never got gaffled like that, I used to do the gaffilin'--
McDonald's was my spot."
"Man, what you used to do??"
"Jack them motherfuckers for them Nissan Trucks.  Right in the drive thru."