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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: josh132 on March 08, 2021, 01:49:13 am

Title: Sketchy looking power supply.
Post by: josh132 on March 08, 2021, 01:49:13 am
I'm pretty sure this is one of the el cheapo power supplies from amazon. But it seems pretty legit. I know the capacitors are likely shit quality along with the binding posts and plastic, but I've heard its fairly decent. Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DJ1LP2Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DJ1LP2Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Title: Re: Sketchy looking power supply.
Post by: coromonadalix on March 08, 2021, 01:51:27 am
love the high precision capacitors  loll
Title: Re: Sketchy looking power supply.
Post by: MikeK on March 08, 2021, 01:53:57 am
Just spend the extra money and get the Korad that so many others have.  I have the programmable one, but the non-programmable one is less money and still good.
Title: Re: Sketchy looking power supply.
Post by: calexanian on March 08, 2021, 02:18:16 am
Most of these supplies put out tons of hash and ripple. Just fine for powering something up but near useless without a proper filter if you want to look at anything on a scope. The hash is so severe it will just put noise on everything on your bench.
Title: Re: Sketchy looking power supply.
Post by: DaneLaw on March 08, 2021, 02:21:52 am
seem unavaible, so no priceinfo and if its "sketchy" in regards to what they are asking..
but at sub 50USD delivered (guessing=) ur likely getting what your paying.
I went for some of the linear KOrad variants that were around 60 to 70USD, but some of that is likely shipping costs, as they do weigh quite a lot...
I purchased these two (P with USB PC control interface) and were around 70USD delivered each, though it is numerous years back, so likely way better purchases today...

https://i.imgur.com/kbzzVaL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/SmZWoi2.jpg

video of the inside of the more crude variant/weight.. https://imgur.com/gallery/B7ZOQ3J

The biggest con is the 5A limit, though I can daisy-chain and reach higher ampere , when IM dealing with laser diodes that needs above 5.1A and also quite a con the lack of dedicated on/off button on one of the units.
Title: Re: Sketchy looking power supply.
Post by: nctnico on March 08, 2021, 01:15:36 pm
Most of these supplies put out tons of hash and ripple. Just fine for powering something up but near useless without a proper filter if you want to look at anything on a scope. The hash is so severe it will just put noise on everything on your bench.
I agree. And it isn't fanless. I have one as well but it needed quite a bit of modification to make it safe and kill some of the (electrical) noise from the output. I retired it in favour of a fanless PSU from Gophert and Rek.