Re: AE Vulcan Power Supplies

[mystix@direct.ca (Herbert Fung)]

In <19990620070819.12111.00001979@ng33.aol.com>, supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) writes:

>visible.  The IIGS power supply (70 watts) has small heat sinks.  The
>PC power supply (230 watts) has huge heat sinks.  But the design is
>basically the same.

OK but what determines the wattage? Heat sinks? That doesn't seem to make
much sense. However I do agree that the space available doesn't leave room for
much. Though the case of the Vulcan is high enough to fit 2 drives. If the drive
were suspended somehow a larger PS board might fit under the drive.

>may have luck finding a suitable PS board replacement from a Mac LC
>power supply.  The power supply of that unit looks quite small.  Or a

Interestingly enough I have been using an LC power supply to power the
hard drive in my Vulcan case when I thought my problem with crashing
was power related.

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