Dragon32 Power-Supply

From: Martin Scott Goldberg <wgungfu_at_csd.uwm.edu>
Date: Sat Dec 4 22:33:58 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
Received on Sat Dec 04 2004 - 22:33:58 GMT