Power supply purchase

[OC71]

Hi all,
Does this PS look OK for general DIY projects? The price fits my budget and it has some good reviews.

Thanks,

      OC71

   http://www.banggood.com/CPS-3205-0-32V-0-5A-Portable-Adjustable-DC-Power-Supply-110V220V-p-934530.html

[teslafan]

I'd suggest seeing our forum founder, Elec. Engr. Dave Jone's, "How to set up a basic electronics lab", a YouTube video. Hope this helps.

[electr_peter]

Hi all,
Does this PS look OK for general DIY projects? The price fits my budget and it has some good reviews.

Thanks,

      OC71

   http://www.banggood.com/CPS-3205-0-32V-0-5A-Portable-Adjustable-DC-Power-Supply-110V220V-p-934530.html

This looks like Gopher CPS-3205 model. It is a switchmode type, works ok for a price. It is light, user interface is easy, inside construction is solid. It has some switching noise when in some operation modes, also stability/turn on performance is not the best.

If your requirements are not super strict on noise/voltage ripple/accuracy, this DC supply is good choice.

Search around this forum for "Gopher" to find discussions about these suplies.
CPS-3010 review
5A model teardown and description

[tautech]

Its a SMPS and thats why the ripple spec is 30 mV.
A linear PSU will have much better ripple specs, but also be much heavier and probably larger.
It not be possible to find a new linear PSU for a similar price as the shipping fees will be much more due to its weight.
For project use just ensure you add additional bulk capacitance to reduce SMPS ripple.
Have a look in Davids (Hiplane) Aliexpress store, he can advise you:
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/DC-Power-Supply/917544_250094495.html

[OC71]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

  OC71