Tony Firshman wrote: > > On Sun, 3 Mar 2002 at 18:35:02, paulholm wrote: > (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) >
snip > >(At least we never saw or noticed any) Course, after replacing the > >ROMs with a CMOS EPROM, the power requirements DROPPED a bunch. > Really? How much power do the ROMs take? > Must be pretty small, certainly relative to the 1.8A. > QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 > <1stname>@<surname>,demon.co.uk http://www.firshman.demon.co.uk > Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 > TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG (dredging up 15 year old tech data from much older brain cells) Seem to recall that the ROMs drew over 400ma, where as the CMOS EPROM was maybe under 100ma. PLUS we usually added a heaver power feed from near the PS to the other side of the board. Seem to remember that one of the traces for power was over 12" long. -- Paul Holmgren Hoosier Corps #33, L-6 2 57 300-C's in Indy
