[Coco] Coco1 and IDE HD power

[Rietveld Rietveld]

I like your idea but I am not sure about how to wire the plug. The HD uses a 4 wire connector.   I know. One would be positive and one negative but not sure about the other two

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I would just use an wallwart 12 v 2.5 amp (more amp is better than  less).

On Oct 1, 2017 10:40 AM, "Rietveld Rietveld" <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have the power supply from the same computer that I took the HD from.
> It's just that it's pretty big
>
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> not recommendable,  better use a external power supply,  at least 2.5 amp @
> 12 volt
>
>
> On Sep 28, 2017 8:00 PM, "Rietveld Rietveld" <rietveldh at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi.   Can I safely tie into the power supply on my coco1 or its MPI to
> > power an IDE hard drive?
> >
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