Dirty cheap Chinese 12V 30 Amp power supply and its build quality

[Jay_Diddy_B]

Hi,

In addition, the primary / secondary spacing looks to be very tight here:



Regards,

Jay_Diddy_B

[Ratch]

So if you ever come across to this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172031363750 (all power supplies cost same).

Ordered one less than 13€ and opened it, looked inside, braced myself for flashy magic smoke but that darn worked!

Well anyway it is sold as 220Vac unit but its main capacitors (2) are rated for 250V (should be 400V), 680µF 105C, made by Rubicong   
Well anyway output capacitors (3) are rated for 25V 3300µF 105C made by ThongX 
Also bridge rectifier is supposed to have a heatsink according to PCB but mine is missing 

All other ElCaps are made by ThongX.

And then soldering quality is great because they clearly have a wave soldering machine! Bad news is all components are trough hole and some component legs are very long so I have about 0.1 - 0.2mm clearance between mains and ground because somebody didn't cut the leg.

Otherwise design seems to be pretty okayish for cheap chinese  power supply.

Pics:
http://hal.garde.fi/~fireflower/kuvia/projektit/kotostyskone/20160502_001.jpg
http://hal.garde.fi/~fireflower/kuvia/projektit/kotostyskone/20160502_002.jpg
http://hal.garde.fi/~fireflower/kuvia/projektit/kotostyskone/20160502_003.jpg

So do you think it is worth of 12,5€?

Need anyone say more?

Ratch