Re: bench PS

I'm in the process of building a variable (~5-15) 1.5A power supply and my
parts certainly were more than $15. Granted, I just bought some from
Digi-Key w/o digging around for cheaper sources but I did all this thinking
I could do MUCH better, price wise, than a store bought supply. I was
wrong.

"Peter Fyfe" <peter@bombjack.freeserve.co.uk> on 12/22/99 02:59:22 PM

To: "tom mcclintock" <tomm@mgcap.com>, <TechToolsList@flippers.com>
cc:

Subject: Re: bench PS

Tom,

You sould be able to pick up a switcher pretty cheap. They usually supply
+/-5V and +12V , some will also do -12V. It should be good for most of you
board power requirements.

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: tom mcclintock <tomm@mgcap.com>
To: TechToolsList@flippers.com <TechToolsList@flippers.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: bench PS

>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 Wed Dec 22 20:01:52 1999