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Re: Power Supplies



Smohn Jith wrote:
Michael J. Mahon wrote:


FWIW, I often see older PC supplies at thrift stores for $1.  In my
experience, 90% are in good condition and work well (and for $1, you
can afford to buy a few ;-).

Apparently, a lot of people replace their power supplies hoping to
fix instabilities or other problems, or just to upgrade, but for
an Apple II (or several) they are perfectly functional.

-michael

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But this actually seems like it has a switch, as opposed to the ATX ones out there. Where I am there are no thrift stores that carry anything like that....

All the older AT supplies have switches.  Thrift stores tend to have
what people clean out of their closets, so not so many ATX supplies--
yet.  ;-)

Another good way to go is to remove the supply from an old computer
that is headed for recycling (you know, the two you have in your
garage that you will never power up again  ;-).

-michael

NadaPong: Network game demo for Apple II computers!
Home page:  http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."