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Commodore 1541-II Power Supply

  • 25-07-2011 09:46PM
    #1
    djsim101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 614 ✭✭✭


    Hey Guys,

    Love my commodore 64, and stumbled across a great find of old C64 game Disks the other week. Never had these as a kid, so I deceided to give it a go.

    I bought a 1541 online, took a chance to see if I could repair it, cant, so I bought another C64 bundle the other day and it came with a 1541-II drive, but without a power supply:( I am mad to try these games and its bugging me big time, like a torn in my side,that I cant. I cannot rest until I try these, ye guys know the feeling:pac:

    Am I right in saying that a generic PSU will work with a molex connector?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    7sr2z3fely84g5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,571 ✭✭✭7sr2z3fely84g5


    Do you have an psu with the dead one? :confused:

    Either way theres an guide to adapt an pc psu - http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/documents/projects/drives/1541-II-PC.txt


  • #3
    djsim101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 614 ✭✭✭djsim101


    thanks Geese_Howard,

    I have a 1541, not working with PSU and I now have a 1541-II untested, and without PSU:-)

    I will have a look at that guide.


  • #4
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,678 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    The 1541 MK1 was notorious for problems. If you initialise it a couple of times it can alieviate them. I had an action replay cart, and would bang in the @i command over and over again, then it would work fine.


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