Emax

Update:  I've changed the power supplies just in case.  Now I have to 
figure out if there's a way to boot from the zip without having a 
floppy connected.  I've created a thread for this separate subject 
and your help would be appreciated.

Thanks for all the tips.



--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "brainztain" <digitailslide@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> 
> I'm going to be adding an internal zip drive to my Emax but I'm 
trying 
> to decide how to go about the power supply.  The details are as 
follows:
> 
> I have an Emax rack and an Emax HD keyboard.  I swapped the Emax HD 
> keyboard's boards with the Emax rack's in order to convert the rack 
> into an HD version.  The change was a success but now I don't know 
if 
> there is a difference between the Emax and Emax HD's power supply.
> 
> I have read in this forum that an internal zip drive will "burn 
out" a 
> power supply and I'm also asuming that the Emax power supply has 
less 
> capacity than the Emax HD's.  
> 
> I looked at the Emax HD's power supply and I was able to get these 
> specifications:
> 
> C50.31E
> p4.9.14/+5v/5a
> p2.7.12/+12v/1.85a
> p1.6.11/12v/0.34a
> p3.8.13/dc com
> -Max 40w
> 
> I also looked in the Emax's power supply, but there weren't any 
> specifications like that.
> 
> As Does anybody know if the emax hd's power supply and the emax 
power 
> supply are of equal capacity?  Does anybody have any recomendations 
on 
> how to go about having an internal zip drive powered safely?  I'm 
> looking for an internal zip drive so I can boot from it.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Marco
>