I hear that the old C64 power bricks are quite likely to fry the computers that they power when they finally break. I'm still using mine, though it does make me nervous. There is even this unpleasant plasticy smell when it gets warm, but it has worked fine so far and isn't getting too hot to handle even with an 1541 Ultimate connected. It is even supplying sufficient power to run the latter reliably, which has been a problem for many.
Nevertheless I would like some sort of a replacement. Are there any modern options that are passively cooled? I wouldn't like to add any humming fans to an otherwise silent computer. The power requirements are not that high and the original brick has lasted this long without any fans and a design that doesn't really look like it's built to dissipate heat, so it should certainly be doable.
Meanwhile, I have a perfectly silent C128 power source that is said to have a much safer design and is even more powerful. I never use the C64 and the C128 at the same time, so I could just as well use the same brick for both if it wasn't for the different connectors. An adapter cable to plug a C128 power source into a C64 would be brilliant. Has anyone built such? I'm not sure the rectangular connectors are available anywhere, especially as cable-mountable females. Would probably need to scavenge one off a dead mobo and case it somehow.
Unfortunately I also can't build things. :Doh:
