[chbot] Power supply

[Mark Beckett]

Volker has some very good observations regarding the safety (or otherwise).

Having had quite a few LCD monitors apart, most have a mains to DC 
converter and then a chopper to provide the various voltage.
Some are just what you'd find inside a power supply brick.

Not sure how many amps the 5v side is capable of, but they 'might' be 
worth checking.... 2 at 5amps might get you what you want
Usually its the 105 deg caps that have gone past their use by date (some 
are only 1000hrs), making them unwilling to start or run for a few 
minutes on warm days.


Mark
>
> I'd be very interested to hear more suggestions too, or if anyone has a
> certified source for power brick type supplies. Otherwise the type of
> semi-open supply Andrew linked to above is available from element14.com,
> but not for cheap.
>
> Nicegear might be prepared to add some items to their next order (if
> they have one), to bring the shipping more into acceptable ranges. Or
> can you obtain something similar from other sources Hads (time is not
> much of an issue)?
>
> Greetings,
>
> Volker
>
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