Posted By
Hans
on 2012-06-08
15:21:38
|  Re: Getting a pair of 1551s
Your friend got those on Ebay Germany yesterday?
Ebay item No. 170850614744 and
Ebay item No. 170850612995.
HRMPF! I was outbid on both of them!
Anyway, yesterday wasn't my day. The Plussy which was delivered yesterday afternoon was described in the Ebay offer as usual:
"....found this item in the attic....can't test it....no warranty...."
Oh yes. Untested. I tested it, and:
Windows: blue screen
Faulty Plussy: black screen.
Just another one with a blown CPU and/or TED....
Well, that's life.
Richard, congrats to your purchase. If 1551s in are really that rare in the US, I'd rather take them both and keep them. If they're OK, their value is going to increase, in particular when they're so rare.
Please keep in mind that the machines, since originating from Germany, are laid out for 220 VAC pover supply. You can change the internal transformer to the US standard 115 VAC by replacing some leads (I've seen that on a C64 web page but can't recall the WWW address right now). -
The power cord you're getting along with the 1551 is colour coded to the European standard. When you replace the plug, please follow these codes:
Live wire: US = black / Europe = brown
Neutral wire: US = white / Europe - blue
Ground wire: US = green / Europe - green/yellow
Regards,
Hans.
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