Power supply's

[CB590]

PowerMax pm3-100 received & hooked up. Works great nice and quiet. No noise from it in receive or locally heard transmit. Don't have a ground wire attached in the provided location but will probably do so. Need to do some wire management.


S-700-12......S-400-12......PowerMax PM3-100

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So did you just flick the side switch to locked voltage and go with it??

 

[S&W357]

Turned switch to Fixed Output. Adjustable voltage pot decal states 13.0 -- 16.5. Adjusted it to 13.5 and let it run for 12 hours before hooking up the Amp to it. I like the look of those four red 40 amp fuses sticking out the front side.

 

[CB590]

Got in the 1200/900w (220/120VAC) HP server supply. This thing is small. Shown with the breakout board that had the small terminals. (Bigger terminal board on way).

8 1/2" length x 3 1/2" wide x 1 1/2" tall without the black pull handle.

Stay tuned for more info. After dinner.

 

[CB590]

So it came up 12.1-12.2 on the meter. Actual was 12.3. After bumping up the voltage to 12.5 it flipped to 11.8. So I moved it back to 12.4 on the meter and got a 12.5 final on my meter.

I'm happy with that. For reference it's the HP model DPS-1200FB-1 A Rev 02F (aka HSTNS-PD19)

on this side adjustment it's the 2nd screw from the right or 3rd from the left per say.

 

[dave457]

I got 12.9 out of mine and is rock solid with a 4 pill

 

[dave457]

Also there's a vid on youtube on how to get 13.8v.... Seems pretty easy

 

[CB590]

I got 12.9 out of mine and is rock solid with a 4 pill

Does your have the same "board" on the side or the later Rev with 3 screws near each other??

 

[snippits75]

I asked john to send some extra 8 awg lugs and he said he would. He said this is the part number 8-4NS JST but it only shows noninsulated lugs so im not sure.

Linked below is the insulated ring connector that will fit the 8/M4 screw and 8 gauge wire. The overall width is slightly smaller too, 7.87mm, compared to the 8-4NS at 8mm, so it should be a slightly better fit between the terminals. It's almost twice as long too.

The insulated part can be pulled off the ring connector if need be. It can then be insulated with electrical tape or heat shrink tubing for a slimmer profile fit.

Panduit Corp EV8-8R-Q

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/panduit-corp/EV8-8R-Q/298-16820-ND/9491379

 

[Tokin]

Linked below is the insulated ring connector that will fit the 8/M4 screw and 8 gauge wire. The overall width is slightly smaller too, 7.87mm, compared to the 8-4NS at 8mm, so it should be a slightly better fit between the terminals. It's almost twice as long too.

The insulated part can be pulled off the ring connector if need be. It can then be insulated with electrical tape or heat shrink tubing for a slimmer profile fit.

Panduit Corp EV8-8R-Q

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/panduit-corp/EV8-8R-Q/298-16820-ND/9491379

Yep, that looks more like it. You rock!

 

[dave457]

 

[CB590]

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That may explain the adjustment range. I have the 19 and you have the 11.

Can you pop a pic of the side with the circuit board when you have time?

I may invest in another for $20.

 

[dave457]

I got it used for $17.50 shipped, been running it for two years without a problem

 

[W4KVW]

ASTRON RS-70M is my choice.It's never let me down & I have been running it for 18 years so far.

SIX-SHOOTER

 

[NightThumper]

Did someone say ASTRON RS-70M? How about two of them bad boys...VS-70M. Yes I’ve run two of them in parallel to get to 140 amp capacity

 

[TIN_CAN]

I use a RD power 2kw-12 150+amp supply, zero noise on transmit and receive, built by K5IZ out of Texas, Paid about $220US about 3 years ago and still running my dx1600 with out skipping a beat. Not sure if he is still selling these but highly recommended.