Re: Apple IIgs 110V -> 220V, and VGA adapter?

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

MagerValp@cling.gu.se wrote:

>On a recent trip to the US I picked up a IIgs that I now need to
>convert so that it'll run off of 220V power, as I live in Europe. I
>googled a bit, and I find several articles saying that it's a simple
>jumper switch in the PSU, but none of them have the exact details.
>Could someone here tell me exactly how to convert the PSU?

Particular manufacturing runs of power supplies are different, so
exact instructions are difficult.  Look within an inch or two of
where the power/switch connects to the power supply PC board.

You should find two pads connected by an insulated wire.  If you clip
this wire (and remove it, so that it does not short to anything) you
should have successfully converted the power supply from 115VAC
to 230VAC.  For confirmation, on some supplies the two pads are
labelled "115v".

>My other question is if I can use a normal Mac VGA adapter to connect
>the IIgs to my VGA monitor. It's a Nokia 417TV that syncs to 15 kHz,
>so the resolution isn't a problem, only the connector.

If the monitor will sync to 15.7kHz and accept analog RGB, you
have a good chance of success.

-michael

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