Re: Aftermarket C64 power supplies

From: Stephen P. Hill <stephenhill_at_alcatel-lucent.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:14:45 -0500
Message-ID: <4AB85D45.5000404@alcatel-lucent.com>
I knew I had seen this last year, just found it again.

On the petscii forum, a post from 'jsally' says:

> 	Heavy duty C64 power supply instructions
> « Thread Started on Nov 10, 2008, 10:46am »	[Quote]
> Hi guys, here are instructions on how to make a step-down switcher based power supply for e.g. C64 use. Maximum current is 5A @ 5V which is enough for power hungry expansion devices too! There is a separate transformer for providing 9VAC.
> 
> The same board can be used as a generic step-down switcher for all applications, and there are multiple devices with different voltages in the switcher IC family.
> 
> http://www.cbm8bit.com/jsaily/

And on that page there is a nice page with the design
details and photos of one nice-looking supply he built.

Well, at least there was before.  At the moment the site
seems to be down.  I hope that is temporary.



Justin wrote:
> Alas Mr. Coyote, if only it were so easy.  The hits on that are far from 
> a direct line to a workable solution.  A writeup from 1990 and debates 
> from 2004 on replacement PS design... and then there is the PDF writeup 
> where the built in power switch can no longer kill the 9VAC input...
> 
> Ugly.
> 
> Call me lazy, and aptly so, but I'd rather either order an Acme C64 
> replacement PS, or see a circuit diagram someone else has already built 
> and is happy with for the right reasons (clean, switched, fail safe).
> 
> Justin
> 
> On Sep 21, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Wile E. Coyote wrote:
> 
>>
>> Justin wrote:
>>
>>> I'm wondering if anyone knows a good board layout or writeup on doing
>>> a replacement power supply

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