tomsi42;145514 Wrote: > There are a many variants of these open frame 5V powersupplies. If I > remember correctly, CardinalFang used the 3A version. > > I made a PSU with this unit: > http://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/searchBrowseAction.do?Nr=avl%3auk&N=4294680492&in_dim_search=1&name=SiteStandard&forwardingPage=line&R=5362993&callingPage=/jsp/search/search.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@1508670363.1160603189@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccaddjdfilhimcefeceefdffhdgmn.0&cacheID=uknetscape > (its a Calex 32005A) > > The idea is that you should use an industry grade non-switching > (linear) 5V powersupply that delivers at least 1.5A. Sound engineering > practice says (and I'm probably going to get flamed for this) that you > should use a powersupply that can deliver twice the amount of power > that you need. As the SB3 uses between 0.5A and 0.9A, if I remember > correctly, many of us went for the 3A units.
Yes, I used a 3 amp version to give plenty of headroom. I like to run a PSU well below its rating for a number of reasons. http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?sku=4893724 This one woul do the trick I imagine, they don't seem to have the one I used anymore. -- CardinalFang You're only young once, but you can be immature forever... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28548 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
