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European A1200 in the USA
« on: March 19, 2008, 02:15:50 AM »
I just scored a sweet deal in Tucson this weekend. A guy was moving back to france, and sold his A1200, A500, Atari 520ST and an A1084 monitor for $100.00. Problem is, they are all 220V from france. I have an adapter that converts 110>220V, and they work fine, but I was wondering if there was another option.
Can I use a standard 110V A1200 PSU to run the thing, or will it fry. Is it only the PSU or the mainboards that are different? I am hesitant to test it and risk blowing my new toys.
Notice I am refraining from the many French jokes I could make right now. Believe me, it is difficult...
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Re: European A1200 in the USA
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2008, 02:44:03 AM »
 Yes!

 Just use a regular american 110V Amiga PSU.

 If the Amigas are a bit expanded, maybe you can use a regular AT/ATX pecee PSU instead, the hack is pretty easy to do.

 The european and american Amigas are a bit different, but only in video timings, not the voltages around the motherboard.
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Re: European A1200 in the USA
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2008, 03:10:49 AM »
That makes me feel better! Now what on earth do I do with two A1200's???

Now... My next quest is to find a video cable for that Atari 520ST... Bound to be one on Ebay somewhere...
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Re: European A1200 in the USA
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2008, 03:39:14 AM »
 Use the PAL unit for those games who don't work well on NTSC Amigas! Or give it to me! ;-)
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Re: European A1200 in the USA
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2008, 03:50:36 AM »
You can contact Redmond cable for a Atari 520ST RGB monitor to C=1084.  I bought one from them a while back.
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Re: European A1200 in the USA
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2008, 05:17:26 AM »
Thanks for that tip on Redmond Cable, too! That is great! I have used Amiga's since 1987, but I have never used an Atari ST before. It might be fun...
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