Re: My Apple2 ATX supply

["mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Feb 3, 9:49 pm, Tristan Mumford <xtristan.xmumf...@xgmail.xcom>
wrote:
> mdj wrote:
> > On Feb 3, 8:10 pm, Tristan Mumford <xtristan.xmumf...@xgmail.xcom>
> > wrote:
>
> >> > While I can certainly appreciate your thoroughness, the total current
> >> > drawn from the -5v line is just a few milliamps, so the regulator won't
> >> > actually need heat sinking.
>
> >> That is indeed true. However I was extremely bothered by the regulator
> >> being ziptied to a wire to prevent it from either shorting out or hitting
> >> the fan.
>
> > Are you just running a regulator directly off the -12V supply? Or
> > dividing the voltage somewhat beforehand?
>
> Direct from -12v. There shouldn't be any problems because of the low drain,
> and the input voltage is within spec.
> You have my curiosity. Why are you asking? Is there an issue I don't know
> about? Please don't say there is!

Nope, no issues - just found it curious you had a heatsink on it and
wondered...

Matt