Tillek Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Long story short. I'm a die hard Atari guy who is about to acquire his first Commodore through the generosity of a Commodore user who recently got his first Atari. The machine doesn't include a power supply though. Any recommendations where I can get a reliable one? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Ray Carlsen sells a "bare bones" PSU that will use two wall outlets for $50, or a more exclusive one for $90. http://personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/custom%20ps.html You might be able to find cheaper solutions on eBay, and even if the PSU itself would be toast, you could reuse the square connector which is uncommon though it does have a part number somewhere. The connector is the same as used on Amigas but the voltages differ between Amiga and C128 so you should not mix the two up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motrucker Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) C-128 power supplies are bringing about $50.00 on ebay these days: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Commodore-DSP-128-Power-Supply-128-310416-1-9V-1A-Tested-Working-/322476538859?hash=item4b15197beb:g:sSAAAOSwhQhY3VCW I would suggest buying one of Ray Carlsen's units instead. http://personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/custom%20ps.html The C-128 is a great 8 bit computer - Enjoy it. Edited April 11, 2017 by motrucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 So does Ray have a store, or do I just email him? Anyone know the average turn around time on his products? Thanks again for the suggestions so far. I'm looking forward to getting this thing fixed up (it also has a problem that is generally believed to be a VDC issue, but at least it works fine as-is in 64 mode). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 You just email him and tell him what you are looking for. He accepts PayPal. A lot of times he will ship before you have even finished sending him the payment. I have purchased 2 power supplies from him so far, 1 being a 128/64 supply and I can vouch for the quality and great service with him. Even sent him a 3rd party old 64 power supply for repair and he fixed it and shipped it out the same day as he received it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimakis Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 +1 for Ray. He is by all definitions of the phrase "the man". His PSUs are top notch, and I would definitely use those over any old one that may fail and lay waste to your machine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Thank you again for all the help. I ordered one from Ray. Seemed like a no-brainer. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 So for just playing a c64 and carts a simple 35 dollar psu from Ray would sufficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 So for just playing a c64 and carts a simple 35 dollar psu from Ray would sufficient? Correct! If that's all you will do, then yes. If you were going to use an REU then you'd have to get something that provides more current as needed. The supplies I have purchased from him have been the metal cased varieties, but I'm sure the bare bones versions he provides are up to the task. The original power brick supplied with the 64 (in the US anyway) was 1 AMP if I'm not mistaken. If you plan on adding anything else later like the 1541 Ultimate or Chameleon, you might want to just go ahead and get a power supply that supplies more current now or you will run into problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 REU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 RAM Expansion Unit, a special memory expansion cartridge that came in variations of 256K or 512K. Later on there were RAMlink etc up to 16 MB. All those operate through bank switching, 16K at a time if I recall correctly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Ok thanks so if I just run a basic set up with a stock C64 I'll just get one of these. I do plug in a disk drive now and then but that has its own power supply but its the stock C64 psu's that are the problem, not the disk drives correct? The reason I'm asking is that although I enjoy my C64 I'm afraid to use it because of the horror stories of the power supplies destroying systems and I've contemplated selling the whole C64 collection because of it but if a small investment of $35 will change that then that's an investment I can be comfortable with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motrucker Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) You can use Ray's basic PSU for your setup, as long as you stick to basic stuff, you're fine. Edited April 14, 2017 by motrucker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Yeah, sorry, I guess I provided a little too much info. You should be fine in your case with the $35 power supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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