Re: bench PS

I bought an HP programmable power supply about a year ago for $400 and
it's terrible for trying to run a board on. It's got a range of 0-60v and
0-10 Amps.

What it's great for is actually fine tuning and calibrating other pieces
of test equipment because of it's accuracy.

I generally use junky old linear power supplies that can put out about 5v
at 13-18 amps. And then +12/-12v and -5v.

You can also pickup switching power supplies from computers, but you have
to make sure you put enough load on them or they won't power up. I think
most people use switchers, I prefer the linear beasts myself.

Mat

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On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, tom mcclintock wrote:

> Is there a way for me to make a suitable bench power supply for working
> on game boards? I'm not overly convinced that $300-$1,500 on a PS is
> absolutely necessary since the parts alone can't be more than $15 (that
> US money John ;)
>
> I mean, just looking at the linear power supply boards in my games
> doesn't reveal complicated parts or anything that looks like it would
> require a high tolerance. Or am I too cheap?
>
>
> tm
>
>
Received on Tue Dec 21 17:26:55 1999