Question: Dataflyer 1000 Power Supply

[Ferretman]

Hello Everybody:

I am the proud owner of a Dataflyer 1000, an early Amiga 1000 SCSI/IDE housing for a hard drive and (if I'd bought one) a memory expansion.

The system worked fine before I tucked it all away and it's running now, but I'm curious about the power supply for this puppy.

The box/drive runs fine on the expansion port and I've never seen/had a problem with it. The literature/manual says "an optional power supply is available" with ZERO information about its voltage, amperage, nothing. I've never SEEN even a picture of one of these. I definitely don't remember them near the shelf where/when I bought the box.

Does anybody have any info on these power supplies and how they're connected? Did anybody else buy one and can send me a picture?

Anything would be helpful....thank you!


Steven

Edit:

Aha.....very similar experience to me then.

It probably works fine....it did the last time I tested it....but I was just curious about that power supply.

Did they EVER make them? Does anybody have one they might sell me? Anybody have the specs....I assume it'll be some combination of 12V and 5V.

As you say it works fine directly off the bus, of course.


Steven

I found out a little bit more.

It apparently WAS created. I found a writeup (just the basics) on it; it sold for $69 at the time. Haven't found one yet though.


Steven

 

[miggymad]

I know you can hook up the SCSI drive to the A1000's power supply. Can't remember ever seeing a power supply that was an add-on purchase or option. Perhaps it's one of those things they promised but never got around to making.

 

[Ferretman]

I know you can hook up the SCSI drive to the A1000's power supply. Can't remember ever seeing a power supply that was an add-on purchase or option. Perhaps it's one of those things they promised but never got around to making.

Maybe?

I know I've never seen one. I haven't spotted one in any of the various Youtube videos.

Steven

 

[YouKnowWho]

I bought below item recently, and while it has an opening for a larger power connector in the back, it doesn't appear to ever had one mounted and doesn't appear to need one. I spun up a 105MB Quantum ProDrive with the on-board 4-pin Molex. I note this because it it's a taller older drive that probably needs a bit of power. Additionally it has that sandwiched memory board as well and it powered it up to spin just fine.

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[Ferretman]

I bought below item recently, and while it has an opening for a larger power connector in the back, it doesn't appear to ever had one mounted and doesn't appear to need one. I spun up a 105MB Quantum ProDrive with the on-board 4-pin Molex. I note this because it it's a taller older drive that probably needs a bit of power. Additionally it has that sandwiched memory board as well and it powered it up to spin just fine.

Aha.....very similar experience to me then.

It probably works fine....it did the last time I tested it....but I was just curious about that power supply.

Did they EVER make them? Does anybody have one they might sell me? Anybody have the specs....I assume it'll be some combination of 12V and 5V.

As you say it works fine directly off the bus, of course.


Steven

 

[Ferretman]

Aha.....very similar experience to me then.

It probably works fine....it did the last time I tested it....but I was just curious about that power supply.

Did they EVER make them? Does anybody have one they might sell me? Anybody have the specs....I assume it'll be some combination of 12V and 5V.

As you say it works fine directly off the bus, of course.


Steven

I found out a little bit more.

It apparently WAS created. I found a writeup (just the basics) on it; it sold for $69 at the time. Haven't found one yet though.


Steven