Re: Vulcan IIe Power Supply

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Bob wrote:
> Hi folks...
>
> I've read that if you have a lot of cards that the original IIe ps won't 
> be enough to drive everything. Does the Vulcan IIe ps qualify as a 
> 'better' one to drive several additional cards? Does the types of cards 
> matter, power-wise?

It isn't so much how many cards you have as whether a few of them\
are power hogs.  Most cards consume very little power, but a few,
like the Transwarp and the PC Transporter use about as much power
in one slot as is budgeted for *all* the slots put together!

As for the Vulcan power supply, it's a moderate upgrade on the
stock Apple II power supply.

The real proof of the pudding is in the tasting, as always, since
the *actual* capability of any power supply is dependent on the
condition of its components, particularly its electrolytic capacitors,
whose condition tends to degrade with time and high temperatures.

-michael

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