Zip drive power supplies (was Re: Different take on 10 Yr. 'RULE') - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

1 Dec 2009

On 12/1/09, Alexandre Souza - Listas <pu1bzz.listas at gmail.com> wrote:
...
   I've got a
ZipPlus and the parallel cable somewhere; it more or less
 works, but needs a new power supply. Can't be bothered spending money on
 something I'm not going to use... 
     This is a common 5VCC supply, you can supply it with your PC's power
 supply. 
I do the opposite - there are many, many Zip power supplies in the
thrift stores here, marked at about $1-$2 each.  They are +5VDC @ 1A
with a standard 2.1mm coax plug, and the newer ones are wee switchers
that accept 240-100VAC - I use them to power projects and kits and
such, and use them in the US, plus NZ and Europe when I travel.

Somewhere in a box, I have a Zip backpack battery - it was meant to
plug into the wall to charge, then clip to the Zip drive to power it
with your laptop.  I used mine to make my SBC6120 into a portable
12-bit computer.

To me, the power supplies are much more useful than the drives.

-ethan