[Elecraft] Power Supplies

[Phil Hystad]

I have one SAMLEX and three Astron power supplies and they have operated perfectly since they day I bought them.  I own the following:

--one Samlex 13.8, 3 to 5 amp power supply I have in the garage
   for various little projects and experimental work.

--two Astron RS-35M power supplies.

--one Astron RS-50M power supply (which is my main shack supply).

Oops.  Just remembered, I sold one of the Astron RS-35Ms to a friend of mine and I know it is working fine for him too.



73, phil, K7PEH



On May 6, 2012, at 7:07 AM, N3XX wrote:

> Unreliable???  I have been using the same VS-50M here for over 25 years.  It 
> presently powere my K3 and a few other things in the shack.  I leave it on 
> 24/7 unless there is a storm coming through.  Then everything is powered 
> down & disconnected.
> 
> 73,
> Tim - N3XX
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <mikefurrey at att.net>
> To: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 9:12 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Power Supplies
> 
> 
>> Good Morning Ya’ll
>> 
>> This morning my Astron SS-30M (used regularly for 15 years) went south in 
>> a puff of smoke and voltage on the meter was fluctuating around 10VDC. No 
>> damage to the K3. WHEW! I pulled out my Astron VS-50M (haven’t used in 15 
>> years) and its voltage was also fluctuating a bit (maybe needs to reform 
>> caps?) (I’ll try it later on a ... should I say ... a radio I will not 
>> worry about too much ... or build a load for it). At a local swapfest last 
>> weekend a seller had several Astron power supplies that he was selling as 
>> parts units. He commented that they were unreliable.
>> 
>> That being said, what are the groups recommendations for a power supply?
>> 
>> 73, Mike WA5POK
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