System/34 again

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bbtel.com>
Date: Mon Mar 23 17:57:33 1998

Max Eskin wrote:

> OK, I moved the System into a room where there is light and power.
> There are no 220V plugs, though. So, I have 2 choices:
> a)Step-up transformer - how much would 110-220 1700 watts min. cost?
> b)Using a bunch of PC power supplies to power the DC components.
> My first problem is how I trick a PC/AT power supply to stay on when
> it's not hooked up to anything. Do I need to short something?
>
> Next is the problem of pinouts on the 34. There is ground and +5v
> labelled clearly. THere is also a circuit board with lots of screw
> terminals. Could someone tell me the voltages on those (it's a board
> right below the CE panel and a bit on the right)?

When I test PC power supplies I usually hook up a floppy drive or old
hard drive to make it stay on, but you should be able to hook up a 12v
car bulb to the neg and 12 pos lines of the out put and do the same
thing.

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