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ah great, thanks snoozr, the possibilities are endless then!

Thanks for the advise G, and everyone else of course :) I'll drop a PM to Wilba sometime and see what he says. thanks again guys!

haha no deliberate advertisement, Its just i got the kits from smash so i thought it best make that clear to avoid confusion. I've just had a look at the c64 PSU circuit and you are right, it makes perfect sense to get myself an old C64 and use the PSU and connector from it even though it does seem a shame to pull a c64 apart. I ordered my SID from ebay so Its kind of like eating meat, where I didn't have to kill the cow (computer) myself ;)

Thanks Snoozr :) That sounds good to me, might as well go for 1A for an extra £3. I was a little concerned that 1A might be too much and blow something to pieces but if you've done it and it hasn't exploded yet then I should be fine. thanks for your help :)

The SmashTV kit has a 7805 which regulates the voltage down to 5v. The documentation says requires 7v-10v so i was just going to regulate down to 9 so that i can go straight into the core board to the 7805 can take it down to the required 5v.

Hi guys This is my first post so hello everyone. I have built up a single SID module and core module using the Kit's from SmashTV, the build went pretty well but I am a bit stuck on how to power it (being an electronics novice). Had a bit of a search but I think for a beginner like me its probably best to ask and not blow up my midibox :) I was thinking of getting a 15v adapter and regulating that down to 9v for the Core AND power the sid module straight from it. Does this sound a sensible plan? I was looking at a 500mA 15v wallwart (this one to be precise), super cheap but will it be enough to power the core, the SID and a backlit LCD? Thanks in advance for your help