I have used a number of Meanwell 110VAC to 5, 12 and 24 VDC. They seem very good, and inexpensive. I always chuckle at the name.
On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Also, > one particular thing that I like a lot about Meanwell is that they > actually specify their power supplies to work from DC. Usually 130 - 370 > VDC. > And it is a Taiwanese company, so they tend to supply higher quality > than China. > The SP-750 has a built-in PFC front end, not important for DC > application > but it tells you that when you happen to use it on AC, it will have a > very good power factor and thus have minimal current draw, important if > you need to share a line with other loads. > http://www.meanwell.com/webapp/product/search.aspx?prod=sp-750 > Regards, > > Cor van de Water > Chief Scientist > Proxim Wireless > > office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water > XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info > > http://www.proxim.com > > This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and > proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received > this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any > unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of > this message is prohibited. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Peter C. > Thompson via EV > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 1:00 PM > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Subject: Re: [EVDL] 12v tales > > Completely agree - with a small reservation: You don't want to use a > no-name converter in your expensive car. I made that mistake once, > won't do it again. I will only use name-brand equipment. In my EV's > case, I'm using the Meanwell 750W 15V (SP-750-15). I've turned the > voltage down to 13.5V, and it works very well. The previous one somehow > > had ingested some metal and literally blew up. > > Cheers! > > On 6/7/16 12:17 PM, Jan Steinman via EV wrote: > > One thing I haven't seen mentioned here is that power converters > specifically designed to convert traction pack voltage to 12 VDC are > expensive, whereas generic power supplies that do the same thing for > line voltage are cheap. > > > > Almost any "universal" switching power supply designed to work from > 120 to 240 VAC without changing jumpers or switches IS a traction pack > power converter! The main difference is a full-wave bridge on the input, > which means you don't even have to worry about polarity when hooking it > up! > > > > These things are dirt cheap from China, like 12 cents a watt or about > $1 per amp. Here's a bunch of them: > > > http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2053587.m570.l1313.TR0 > .TRC0.H1.X13.8v+40a+power+supply.TRS0&_nkw=13.8v+40a+power+supply&_sacat > =0 > > > > :::: There is a standard wrong belief about the physics of energy and > the economy; it is the belief we can somehow train the economy to get > along without much energy. -- Gail Tverberg > <http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=Gail+Tverberg> > > :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op <http://www.ecoreality.org/> :::: > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 585-6737 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Mobile and Google Phone michael.e.r...@gmail.com <michael.e.r...@gmail.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160607/59129518/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
