Date   : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:37:33 -0600
From   : jules.richardson99@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: BBC PSU

Phill Harvey-Smith wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a couple of spare Beeb boards that I don't have cases or PSUs 
> for, which I'd like to try running up.

Related question, but what's the current draw on the +5V rail for a typical beeb?

I've got a few things I'd like to monitor around the place for which some sort 
of single-board system would be useful. I've got at least one spare working 
beeb board back in storage which could eventually get pressed into service - 
but given the age, I'm not sure it'd be any less power-hungry than a more 
recent* laptop.

* I've got a spare older Thinkpad with useful ports on it (i.e. it has serial 
and parallel) so I was going to pull the LCD and hard drive out of it and boot 
it from a CF card...

cheers

Jules