On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, Anders Carlsson wrote: > The 9VAC power supply for a two-prong VIC-20 is rated between 2-3A. > > The 9VAC line on a DIN style power supply is rated for 1A. > > A few years ago some people on the Denial forum made practical tests to > see how far you get on 1A. I believe the VIC-20 will start, but you should > watch out from using peripherals that would draw power, in particular a > tape recorder. > > However if you come across a standard 9VAC power source that is rated to > deliver at least 2A, it should be possible to use with a two-prong VIC. I regularly use a 9V supply rated at 1.6A, and the C64 power supply. This will run the VIC-20, a cartridge, and memory expansion. I do, however, use a disk drive and not a tape recorder. The 9V AC on the C64 power supply is fused at 3 A, and so is the VIC-20, so you can always use the C64 power supply. wlevak@sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2010-12-02 17:00:04
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