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ATX Bench top power supply

rctho

I have seen these around on the internet for a while and now i could use one. scored a psu for free so of course, i took it apart. Seems pretty straight fwd. gonna wire it up tomorrow.

 

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I'll post a pic of it when it's finished.

 

*Edited* I finished this thing up today. I even made some leads for my breadboard. I tested all the binding posts with a multimeter and they all have the expected output. there was a -12v wire buried in the psu but by the time i found it was over drilling holes. This will do as is.

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Putting together a small lab at home so i don't have to use my works hardware lab although the equipment is pretty amazing. What are some other tools to have to get started for a beginner?

  • in reply to genebren

    Hi Gene,

     

    Thanks for the tip on the open scope. Unfortunately cool lil gadgets like that can be hard to find in Canada and if i do find it the price will reflect that. Once again i didn't know such a device exists. I'll keep an eye out. if i can find multi devices they will take up less real estate on my desk which is small.

  • Craig,

     

    As far as tools go, a lot depends on what you want to build.

    The basics are:

    Multi meter

    Oscilloscope

    Signal Generator

     

    There are some pretty clever (and relatively inexpensive) devices like Diligent  Open Scope MZ which for $89.00, provides most of the functionality of the above three devices (and more).

     

    From there, again, it really depends on what you want to do and/or build.

     

    Enjoy, but be safe.

    Gene

  • Hi Craig,

    It seems we had a discussion this a couple on the forum a couple years ago. It might be helpful to run a search to see if there are any useful tips.

    I look forward to seeing your completed project.

    John