fallenturtle Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 I've currently got up and running a single 6582 SID+Core powered by a 15V 1amp AC/DC adapter (in the US). If/when SmashTV gets in more SID boards I'm hoping to expand to another 6582 slaved off the original and an 8580 with its own Core. So two core boards and 3 SID boards (and possibly a 4th SID board and 8580 if I want to go stereo on the 8580, but right now I'm just planning for the 3 SID chips I have on hand.) I'm assuming I need more power than my current supply can put out, but I'm confused on which direction to go for a power source. From what I've read I should stay away from the original C64 PSUs. I saw some guides on building them, but they seem more complicated than building the SID and CORE modules. I saw this switching power supply on Mouser for $16 which has a 12V out and a separate 5V out. http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/260/RD-35-SPEC-806287.pdf Would that work with 5V for the cores and 12V for the SIDs (with I guess some sort of resistor to step down the 12V to 9V for the 8580(s)? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaytee Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 A 15V 1A adapter should be plenty of juice for 3 SIDs, pretty sure. In any case, I don't see much advantage in getting that Mouser PSU over a regular wall wart. The Meanwell is overkill for what you're doing anyway, and may or may not introduce switching noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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