Re: power supply swap: IIe to IIe platinum

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.ca>]

Tom Brown wrote:


> Might I add that the only IIe power supply problems I have found
> (where the stock power supply won't work are) a lot of memory (AE
> Boards, Etc) and if you are using a zip chip, or Transwarp, or a lot
> of cards.  In instances of high power using enhancements to a standard
> Apple IIe, the old AE HD Power Supplies are one of many options.  Hint
> these were oftgen in black cases veses the normal silver case power
> supplies (and yes, a black case is no guarantee that it was a HD
> supply).

A good point. And of course the heaviest draw is right when your floppy 
drive starts up and you first start writing to it. I used to keep an eye 
out for clones, some of them used 65 watt power supplies. Apple used 35W
power supplies. With one exception I guess. Some of the platinum IIes 
came with the same 70w power supply as used in the IIgs. Only difference
 was the connector. Unfortunately none of mine came with that power 
supply but a couple of friends machines did. 

	Wayne