In a message dated 25/01/99 12:30:49, you write: >) > >>I reckon it should be fine, but I did hear once that >>switch-mode power supplies (as in PCs) aren't happy if >>you leave some of the lines unloaded - eg the -15v and -12v >>lines.
Never had trouble with the two PC PSUs I've used. > >So, in other words, it may be more appropriate to grab >a 12v PSU from Maplin's (or somewhere), wire up an >extremely simple stripboard with a 5v regulator so that >the PSU can supply both 12v and 5v juice, to the SAM, >in its favourite flavour (the DIN socket). > >Doesn't sound like a bad plan. All I need now is a >SCART TV (or, maybe, my video has a SCART Aux socket), >a SAM-compatible SCART cable, a PSU, some bits from >Maplins, a little time and some courage. Cheaper to get a second hand PSU from a PC. > >Or 25quid for a replacement PSU from Format (if they >still exist) They do :) > >Hmmm... I'll have to keep my options open. > > >>No - in fact, if you are using RGB (rather than composite) >>connections, then you may not even need the 12v supply! > >I think I'd rather give it some 12v juice just so the >composite bit wouldn't get fried (how likely would that >be?)... No, the Elite has always been sold with no guarantee that the 12v is working on the PSU, this is because it is sold as a Scart machine. The missing 12v has no effect on the 1377. > >Justin -- Bob.
