[Coco] Color Computer (1) Power Switch

Darren A mechacoco at gmail.com
Tue Aug 4 16:28:07 EDT 2015


On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Joel Ewy wrote:

> On 08/04/2015 12:24 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
>
>> On Aug 3, 2015, at 18:47, Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey,
>>>
>>> Does anybody know of a source for a pin-compatible power switch for the
>>> original silver CoCo?  I have a pretty nice looking 4K CoCo that has a
>>> broken power switch
>>>
>>
>> I'm not positive that it's identical, but this one looks awfully close:
>>
>> http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/F4UEE/401-1226-ND/417520
>>
>> And here's a black cap for it:
>>
>> http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/21125/401-1215-ND/417523
>>
>>
>> Cool.  That sure looks like it.  Anybody know if the CoCo's switch is a
> 4PDT?  Is the 500mA rating enough for the CoCo and an FDC?
>


According to the Color Computer Technical Reference Manual, the power
switch is 4PDT.  I don't know if the 500ma rating would be an issue.

- Darren


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