Power Extreme. [message #376371] |
Wed, 21 November 2018 05:44 |
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Originally posted by: Anthony Adverse
I have 4x 1/2 height 5.25's hanging off CloneE at the moment, I have been contemplating putting them in a PC case.. if I can find enough bays to fit them in. These things are all modified PC drives so they still have the traditional PC molex power socket on them. Is there anything to be wary of supplying power to these drives via the external case power?
I'd be guessing you'd need to cut the II's power lines to the drives, don't want push and shove going on about who's got more power...anything else?
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Re: Power Extreme. [message #376402 is a reply to message #376371] |
Wed, 21 November 2018 14:10 |
Wayne Stewart
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Is there any real need for an external power supply for drives? Normally the Apple II only uses one drive at a time no matter how many you have.
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Re: Power Extreme. [message #376421 is a reply to message #376402] |
Wed, 21 November 2018 16:41 |
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Originally posted by: Anthony Adverse
On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 6:10:14 AM UTC+11, waynej...@gmail.com wrote:
> Is there any real need for an external power supply for drives? Normally the Apple II only uses one drive at a time no matter how many you have.
Well thats true, but if they case has a p/s and the drives support it, why not use it? :)
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Re: Power Extreme. [message #376433 is a reply to message #376421] |
Wed, 21 November 2018 18:46 |
Michael J. Mahon
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Anthony Adverse <the.ertceps@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 6:10:14 AM UTC+11, waynej...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Is there any real need for an external power supply for drives? Normally
>> the Apple II only uses one drive at a time no matter how many you have.
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> Well thats true, but if they case has a p/s and the drives support it, why not use it? :)
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Because the PC power connector may not be switched like the Apple power is.
Why borrow trouble?
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-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com
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Re: Power Extreme. [message #376444 is a reply to message #376433] |
Wed, 21 November 2018 20:14 |
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Originally posted by: James Davis
On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 3:47:03 PM UTC-8, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> Anthony Adverse wrote:
>> On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 6:10:14 AM UTC+11, waynej...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Is there any real need for an external power supply for drives? Normally
>>> the Apple II only uses one drive at a time no matter how many you have.
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>> Well thats true, but if they case has a p/s and the drives support it, why not use it? :)
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> Because the PC power connector may not be switched like the Apple power is.
> Why borrow trouble?
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> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com
Are you saying not to use the drives' internal power supplies and let the Apple power them or vice-versa?
IIRC, there was a you-tube video once about how to do it.
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Re: Power Extreme. [message #376466 is a reply to message #376433] |
Thu, 22 November 2018 04:10 |
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Originally posted by: Anthony Adverse
> Because the PC power connector may not be switched like the Apple power is.
> Why borrow trouble?
Ponder, switched like the Apple's?? Sometimes the hard way is the only way :) I might let it go though... probably better at the end of the day to do something with the Apple PS than start powering odd objects seperately.
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Re: Power Extreme. [message #376485 is a reply to message #376444] |
Thu, 22 November 2018 13:45 |
Michael J. Mahon
Messages: 1767 Registered: October 2012
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James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 3:47:03 PM UTC-8, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>> Anthony Adverse wrote:
>>> On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 6:10:14 AM UTC+11, waynej...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> Is there any real need for an external power supply for drives? Normally
>>>> the Apple II only uses one drive at a time no matter how many you have.
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>>> Well thats true, but if they case has a p/s and the drives support it, why not use it? :)
>>>
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>> Because the PC power connector may not be switched like the Apple power is.
>> Why borrow trouble?
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>> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com
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> Are you saying not to use the drives' internal power supplies and let the
> Apple power them or vice-versa?
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> IIRC, there was a you-tube video once about how to do it.
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I was suggesting that you ignore the PC power connector and just use the
Apple connector.
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-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com
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Re: Power Extreme. [message #376490 is a reply to message #376485] |
Thu, 22 November 2018 16:12 |
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Originally posted by: Anthony Adverse
On Friday, November 23, 2018 at 5:45:28 AM UTC+11, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> wrote:
>> On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 3:47:03 PM UTC-8, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>>> Anthony Adverse wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 6:10:14 AM UTC+11, waynej...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> > Is there any real need for an external power supply for drives? Normally
>>>> > the Apple II only uses one drive at a time no matter how many you have.
>>>>
>>>> Well thats true, but if they case has a p/s and the drives support it, why not use it? :)
>>>>
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>>> Because the PC power connector may not be switched like the Apple power is.
>>> Why borrow trouble?
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>>> --
>>> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com
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>> Are you saying not to use the drives' internal power supplies and let the
>> Apple power them or vice-versa?
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>> IIRC, there was a you-tube video once about how to do it.
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> I was suggesting that you ignore the PC power connector and just use the
> Apple connector.
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> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com
Ahh ok, I wasn't quite sure where you were going.. Hmm the grounds in the molex are the same as the apple header... without checking I'd guess the +5 and +12 are going to be the same. However the power is applied to a different board so you could well be right there.
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