Dragon32 Power-Supply

Gordon JC Pearce gordon at gjcp.net
Wed Nov 24 09:59:08 CST 2004


Jules Richardson wrote:

> There's an uncomfirmed rumour that the proper Acorn Atom brick is the
> same as the Dragon 32 one, just with a different lead (and unused taps
> on the transformer presumably!).

Not even remotely.  The original Acorn Atom PSU was 8v at about 1.5A DC 
if I remember correctly.  I "acquired" one from my Dad's work when it 
wouldn't work, or more accurately would work for only a few minutes 
before turning itself off.  The scorch marks on the inside of the case 
around the heatsink bolts were a dead giveaway...

Fully loaded, with every socket filled, it drew nearly 3A.

Gordon.




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