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burgesoft777 · 05-01-2003, 11:52 AM

I bought a zip drive from one of our local stores at a fraction of the normal price becuse the power supply was missing, I knew what voltage I needed to run the external drive but there was nothing to indicate which way the connection needed to be made ie positive or negative to pin.
I e-mailed the manufactor's site for advice explained that I needed to know which way round to connect said drive but was repeataly messed around they simply wouldn't tell me becuse they wanted to sell me a new power supply of their own this went on for about 4 days by the end of which I was so pissed off with zip drives that I guesed the connection and got it right the drive works fine but I never use it becuse it winds me up to think about the shoddy treatment I got..by the way as i pointed out to imega any well damped 12 volt supply will do just fine ..

05-01-2003, 11:52 AM	#51 (permalink)
burgesoft777 Upright	Zip gruge never again swines ! I bought a zip drive from one of our local stores at a fraction of the normal price becuse the power supply was missing, I knew what voltage I needed to run the external drive but there was nothing to indicate which way the connection needed to be made ie positive or negative to pin. I e-mailed the manufactor's site for advice explained that I needed to know which way round to connect said drive but was repeataly messed around they simply wouldn't tell me becuse they wanted to sell me a new power supply of their own this went on for about 4 days by the end of which I was so pissed off with zip drives that I guesed the connection and got it right the drive works fine but I never use it becuse it winds me up to think about the shoddy treatment I got..by the way as i pointed out to imega any well damped 12 volt supply will do just fine ..