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Offline SebzyTopic starter

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Simple AC PSU for a rareish keyboard.
« on: April 01, 2013, 04:28:38 pm »
Have an old Miracle Piano minus the PSU so I'm going to make one up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Piano_Teaching_System
Apparently it's 12VAC@1A but I'm reluctant to just plug it directly into a transformer. What could I do to put a bit of protection into the circuit?

A simple schematic would be fantastic.
 

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Re: Simple AC PSU for a rareish keyboard.
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2013, 04:57:19 pm »
1.5A fuse.
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Re: Simple AC PSU for a rareish keyboard.
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2013, 05:42:13 pm »
1.5A fuse.
LOL yea thought somebody would say that :)
Looking for something along the lines of a MOV (Metal-oxide varistor) solution.

 
 

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Re: Simple AC PSU for a rareish keyboard.
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2013, 05:45:24 pm »
Er... then a MOV. Sounds like you already know what you need.
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Re: Simple AC PSU for a rareish keyboard.
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2013, 06:30:08 pm »
Just to be clear I'm asking for advice on how to implement protection into an AC-AC power supply to be used audio equipment.

I have looked at using a MOV but there seems to be quite a few different ways of using them and my knowledge on protection is not extensive so I'm throwing this out to the EEVBlog community asking for help in finding a finding a solution.

The solution may be as simple as just using one MOV across the primary of the transformer or several as seen in the image attached. Basically I want to know what my options are.

 

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Re: Simple AC PSU for a rareish keyboard.
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2013, 06:44:09 pm »
12 VAC MOV and a 1.5A thermal circuit breaker. MOV starts to conduct at around 20V peak and will trip the breaker in under 5 seconds. All this on secondary

Mains rated MOV on mains input. Place a fuse there as well, slow blow.
 


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