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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0077A                   7-2-85


                       POWER CONSUMPTION


Due  to numerous inquiries on power consumption of AST  products, 
the following table was assembled.  Listed is the typical current 
draw for each voltage used on various AST products.


          MEMORY   TYPICAL POWER CONSUMPTION  
MODEL      SIZE    +5VDC    +12VDC    -12VDC     W/OPTIONS
-----     ------   -----    ------    ------     ---------

SPK         64K    760mA    21.4mA    19.8mA     Game
           384K      1A     40.0mA    28.0mA     Game

MSP         64K    760mA    20.5mA    19.2mA     N/A
           384K    830mA    20.3mA    19.2mA     N/A

I/O Plus    N/A    430mA    26.4mA    33.8mA     Parallel,
                                                  Serial #2, GAME

I/O Mini    N/A    560mA    40.0mA    60.0mA     Parallel,
                                                  Serial #2
 
MGII        64K    850mA    32.6mA    30.9mA     Parallel, 
                                                  Serial #2, GAME
           256K    910mA    32.6mA    30.9mA     Parallel,
                                                  Serial #2, GAME
           512K    940mA    32.6mA    30.9mA     Parallel,
                                                  Serial #2, GAME

MC          64K    700mA    16.3mA    15.1mA     Parallel, Serial
           256K    780mA    16.3mA    15.1mA     Parallel, Serial

MP          64K    600mA    N/A       N/A        N/A
           256K    650mA    N/A       N/A        N/A

MP Mini    256K    350mA    N/A       N/A        N/A
           384K    380mA    N/A       N/A        N/A

MPII        64K    580mA    N/A       N/A        N/A
           384K    730mA    N/A       N/A        N/A

CC432       N/A    430mA    28.6mA    19.36mA    N/A

CC832       N/A    460mA    45.0 -    21.0 -     N/A
                            57.0mA    82.0mA

Jr Combo   512K    250mA

Reach!      N/A    750mA    250mA                (35mA at - 5vdc)

Monograph   N/A     1.8A     60mA     60mA       Serial

Preview     N/A     1.3A