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This is awesome, especially since Commodore power supplies do have a reputation for not being the best quality ones. This is more of an issue on the Commodore 6
by MenhirMike 3y ago
This is awesome, especially since Commodore power supplies do have a reputation for not being the best quality ones. This is more of an issue on the Commodore 64 where you should NEVER use the original power supply anymore because it's playing russian roulette. I'm not sure if the Amiga 500 power supplies were equally prone to frying your system and I'm hoping that by 1992 they got it sorted out, but still, better be safe than sorry and not risk anything.
- danby 3y agoAs I understand it the issue is that when the old c64 power supplies failed the 12v line would go overvoltage and fry your computer. The amiga power supplies are designed differently and don't have this "feature". Though it is often worth replacing the original amiga power supplies as the capacitors are often shot by this point
- laubzega 3y agoThere is no 12V input to C64, just 5VDC and 9VAC. You are thinking about 5V supply, which indeed fried many computers when the PSU failed and ramped the voltage up.