Plus/4 Power Supplies - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

10 Aug 1998

No, that's NOT what I said, to make it easier to understand:

1. remove the round PC mount power socket from a dead 64 curcuitboard
2. remove the Plus/4's square power socket from the Plus/4 curcuitboard
3. solder in the 64 socket where the Plus/4 socket was (the pin locations are
the same)

Then plug in any 64 power supply to the Plus/4 and fire it up.  Works like a champ!

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  From: Russ Blakeman &lt;rhblake(a)bbtel.com&gt;
 Subject: Re: Plus/4 Power Supply

 I think the connectors are different. If I remember correctly it looks like a
 128's square housing with s different pin setup. I'm pretty sure the voltages
 are the same though they are in different places.

 Maybe he can use the C64 power supply and splice his old connector to the end of
 it? He'd have to have the pinouts of both to do this though.
  Really more work than is really worth it. The plus/4 supply is a black
Commodore 64 brick supply (the one with the bah-relief C= symbol) with a
square power connector, no major cosmetic difference.

since he wants the 'real thing' check out:

  http://www.vintagecomputer.com/

where you will find these prices:

4. PLUS/4 WITH POWER SUPPLY.....18.95
5. PLUS/4 COMPUTER (KEYBOARD).....10.95
***  6. PLUS/4 POWER SUPPLY.....10.95  ***
7. C16 WITH POWER SUPPLY.....24.95
8. C16 COMPUTER (KEYBOARD).....14.95
9. C16 POWER SUPPLY.....14.95

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  Larry Anderson wrote:

 > You can use a Commodore 64 power supply on your plus/4 too!
 >
 > What you need to do is remove the power connector from a dead 64 motherboard
 > and solder it into where the the Plus/4's power connector is.  Fortunately
 > they are both pin for pin compatible with each other.  I have modified one
 > plus/4 in that way and haven't had a problem since.  ;)
 >
 >         Larry Anderson 
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