[Coco] HD power supply

[Jim Hickle]

I usually get a SCSI case off of ebay.  They have adequate power
supplies.  Remove the SCSI connector and run your ribbon cable
through the hole.



--- On Sun, 3/1/09, Bill <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Bill <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] HD power supply
> To: "'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 5:12 PM
> Well, what if I just gut an old computer and get the power
> supply from it,
> mount IT in the FD-501 (or 502) case and go from there?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-
> > bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Bruce W. Calkins
> > Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 4:05 PM
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] HD power supply
> > 
> > 
> > >> Is a power supply for a FD-501 or FD-502
> > >> sufficient to power an IDE hard drive (or
> two?)
> > >
> > > That might be a little borderline, Bill.
> > 
> > The Tandy FD-501 and 502 drives were a little light on
> the power
> > capability.
> > If you got the Tandy second drive kit they added a
> chintzy fan to keep
> > things cool enough to function.  And we all know that
> Tandy never put
> > anything into cooling, unless it burned them first.
> > 
> > Bruce W.
> > 
> > 
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