Auction HERE.
It's listed in the DenialWIKI page dedicated to power supplies, but apparently it's totally different from the one depicted there:
Thoughts?
Strange PSU in a UK auction
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Re: Strange PSU in a UK auction
Yeah that's a new one on me...
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Re: Strange PSU in a UK auction
The top one looks almost the same as the PSU for my Dragon 32, the only difference being that the D32 PSU is white (well it was once!)
Re: Strange PSU in a UK auction
Googling it appears that "WSW" stands for Wiener Schwachstrom Werke, an Austrian company. My guess is that CBM were unable to get enough PSUs at some point and ordered a similar part from a UK company. The shape and the rivets seem vaguely familiar, I must have seen something similar before.
Re: Strange PSU in a UK auction
The WSW one in the second picture looks fairly standard 2 pin Vic20 psu.
The riveted one is indeed unusual but made in England - it looks like one of the old Scalextrix or Hornby transformers which would likely be UK sourced.
The riveted one is indeed unusual but made in England - it looks like one of the old Scalextrix or Hornby transformers which would likely be UK sourced.
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Re: Strange PSU in a UK auction
Notice they have the same P/N.
Re: Strange PSU in a UK auction
Yes, I was going to say Scalextric. It reminds me of the one I had in the set we got for Christmas 1980 or 81.
I double checked my Dragon 32 PSU, I'm sure the case is the same, except it's white. Different internals of course.
Re: Strange PSU in a UK auction
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970s-1980s- ... 3853420005
Riveting......
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