[Elecraft] Power Supply

[Phil Hystad]

Would it be cheaper and better then my Astron power supplies?  My Astron's do not sit next to my K3 or any of my other equipment.  Therefore, whether they match the look of a K3 (or not) is not important.

But, if a kit version were produced and if it was cost comparable to other non-kit power supplies I might be tempted and only because the idea of putting together a kit, and thus knowing my power supply a bit better, would be a plus.

However, the quality of engineering and design of Elecraft is the most important part of buying one of these kits (to me) so if you are thinking of producing a kit power supply, I would not be as enthusiastic as I would with one from Elecraft.  I don't mean to imply any scourge on your skills and capabilities but rather that Eric and Wayne have established quite a good reputation already and that is hard to beat or hard to even come close without the advantage of time in doing the same thing.

Then again, the hardest part of putting a linear power supply together from scratch ("scratch" means properly chosen components) is creating a solid and nice looking cabinet.  So, maybe the idea of a kit boils down to the choice of cabinet box hardware after all.

That is my opinion and I will stick to it for a few more seconds.

73, phil, K7PEH


On Aug 8, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Nicholas Farrar wrote:

> Would anyone be interested in an Elecraft DC power supply? It would look
> nice to have a powersupply that matches my K3! Maybe in two models. First a
> QRP model super clean DC, the other a 25-30 amp model. Anderson Powerpoles
> on the BACK so you dont have wires bent around the back of the powersupply.
> I would like to see an option for a battery charge controller and terminals
> for an external battery.
> 
> Would any one be interested either model? Any thoughts? Looking for Hams
> with an opinion.
> 
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> Nicholas W. Farrar
> Network Engineer / IT Coordinator
> 
> Brown Folse PACS
> nfarrar at bfpacs.com
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