Dragon32 Power-Supply

Martin Scott Goldberg wgungfu at csd.uwm.edu
Sat Dec 4 22:33:58 CST 2004


>Dave Dunfield wrote:
>> Can anyone give me the pinout and details of the power
>> supply used on the Dragon32 (have a machine with no
>> supply) - It has a 9-pin 'D' connector on the back of
>> the machine for the power input!
>
>OK, I've just got my machine down from the loft and had a look
>for the manual -- but I don't have a manual!  So, time to test
>it with a meter...
>
>Pin 1 joined to Pin 6, one side of 8.5V AC    Red
>Pin 2 joined to Pin 7, other side of 8.5V AC  Black
>Pin 3 14V AC                                  Yellow
>Pin 4 0V                                      White
>Pin 5 14V AC                                  Blue
>
>The two 14V AC windings form a centre-tapped 28V winding, which
>according to the label on the transformer is rated at 250mA.  The
>8.5V winding is rated 1.5A.  The actual voltages I measured were
>8.9V and 14.3V (twice), so they're slightly higher off-load.  The
>9-pin 'D' connector on the end of the PSU cable is a female.  The
>PSU itself is clearly just a transformer in a white plastic box.
>
>-- 
>John Honniball
>coredump at gifford.co.uk
>

John, being that Dave is in Canada I think the PSU would be different for
the version we got over here in the states (which was manufactured by 
Tano).  My box is black by the way. ;)


Marty



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