Replace your old Amiga Power Supply with a Mean Well RT-65B

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The good old Amiga Brick power supply. It's getting on for 35 years old. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. Good news: you can replace it with a modern switching PSU. And that's what I'm going to do in this video.
3D printed case files on Thingiverse: www.thingiverse.com/thing:537...
Blog: timsretrocorner.com
Music: A Night of Dizzy Spells by Eric Skiff - ericskiff.com/music
00:00 - Introduction
02:05 - Opening the old Power Supply
03:13 - Plan B
04:10 - Maya
05:44 - 3D Printing
06:36 - The new Box
08:20 - Check the Plug
08:50 - Cable Cleaning
09:39 - Scribbles
10:43 - Scavenging the old PSU
10:59 - Assembly
12:53 - A Snag!
13:34 - Plan C
15:00 - Testing
18:02 - Let’s Go!

Пікірлер: 29

@johnwiesen4440 4 ай бұрын

Very nice. I got a new Amiga PSU just before Britexit form a seller in Poland. it was a lot better than my 35 year old ones. I got it as it has a display that showed the voltages very handy when go get a non booting Amiga before that I use a ATX PSU adapator to power my Amigas.

@Saudade720 20 күн бұрын

Not sure what Britexit has to do with it, I often buy things from the USA and China with no issues so EU will be no problem.

@Pandurris Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the case design! I don't have an Amiga but this exact power supply model is very used in eurorack modular synthesizers because is cheap and reliable. Most people use this inside the synths but I need to make one like an external PSU and this is a lifesaver for me! Excellent job! I'm totally using it!

@TimsRetroCorner Жыл бұрын

The files I uploaded to thingiverse contain a version of the lid without the Amiga logo carved in it, so it's totally usable for any project that needs this size of box.

@BG101UK Жыл бұрын

Regarding the "manky plug": these are actually pretty decent quality and durable in my experience. All I'd do is check the electrical connections inside and clean the pins with a scouring pad (or a fibreglass pencill if they are *really* crusty). Obviuusly, if pitted get rid of it.

@proteque 5 ай бұрын

I liked that you printed it yellowed! I guess the joke needs to be done: time for retrobright? :)

@TimsRetroCorner 5 ай бұрын

It does look very badly sunburned doesn't it! I did get a few complaints about my choice of colour, to the extent that I reprinted it in two-tone blue. But I still haven't transferred it to the new case!

@jedrula77 Жыл бұрын

HELLO!! Very good and professional modification. New PSU with protections for shorts or overload its very usefull. In 3D print case model be very nice to add some slots for ruber stand pads for better ventilationn and stability on desk. Or just use windows seals like i have in my AMIGA 600 29 years old PSU. I fell end this old power supply because two resistors have sings of hard work-pcb under this component get darker and PSU smell after get hot like something go very hot, like pcb burning. I have stronger PSU from Amiga 500 with 4.5A and this go too hot but no smell like tosted pcb. For me this is a nice alternative to have nev trusted source of juices for AMIGAS. Regards.

@seanwilliams4087 Жыл бұрын

When it didn't quite fit, wouldn't a small flat rasp have solved your problem and saved reprinting the box?

@TimsRetroCorner Жыл бұрын

If it was just for myself, then possibly. But I was also uploading the .stl files to Thingiverse, so it had to be right.

@spawnterror 2 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@spawnterror 2 жыл бұрын

I'm after the capacitor list as one of mine exploded and I have to recap it.

@TimsRetroCorner 2 жыл бұрын

On the Amiga power supply? There are several kinds so it depends on what you have. World of Jani goes through some of them. blog.worldofjani.com/?p=5695

@lucamasterstyle5276 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Great video, thank you! Could you tell me what characteristics the fuse after the main switch should have?

@TimsRetroCorner Жыл бұрын

It's a 1A 240V slow blow fuse

@ralfr.5974 2 жыл бұрын

I have one Problem with the Meanwell Power Supply. If i plug the Meanwell in the Amiga, and make the measurement after the Line Filter from the A500 I get 13Volt on the 12Volt Line!! Is this a Problem?

@TimsRetroCorner 2 жыл бұрын

The Mean Well does have an adjustment pot to tweak the output voltages (right by the LED), but all the outputs (and particularly the 5v) must be under load or the voltages won't be accurate. The Amiga voltage ratings are +/- 5%, so the 12v rail should be between 11.4 and 12.6. 13 is definitely too high.

@ralfr.5974 2 жыл бұрын

@@TimsRetroCorner Thank You for this Information!! 👍🏻 GOOD Luck for the A500 Plus(Black Screen) Repair!!

@peddersoldchap 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Do you think this MeanWell RT-65B is future proof? I mean, are the components easy to replace if they go bad?

@TimsRetroCorner 2 жыл бұрын

Inside the Mean Well? I guess - certainly no harder to repair than any other modern power supply.

@doctorsocrates4413 3 ай бұрын

Hello tim..Do you supply and sell these by any chance.?

@TimsRetroCorner 3 ай бұрын

No, sadly. I don't have the resources to do that.

@TimsRetroCorner 3 ай бұрын

No, sadly. I don't have the resources to do that. (and I'm not sure I'd want to get into selling power supplies - there's probably liability risks.)

@doctorsocrates4413 3 ай бұрын

@@TimsRetroCorner ok tim no problem...thanks.

@karolwojtyla3047 Жыл бұрын

Nice project, but why this awful orange color of the printing, looks like an old Amiga power supply which layed the whole life on the sun?

@TimsRetroCorner Жыл бұрын

Yes it does rather. Since this video I've reprinted it in two-tone blue timsretrocorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1421-scaled.jpeg

@karolwojtyla3047 Жыл бұрын

@@TimsRetroCorner Much better, but why not standard pretty Amiga color? :)

@TimsRetroCorner Жыл бұрын

Because I like blue, and (more importantly) it's the colour filament I had available. ;)

@karolwojtyla3047 Жыл бұрын

@@TimsRetroCorner Understood, i like blue too. ;)