[Milsurplus] 24V power supply project question

jcoward5452 at aol.com jcoward5452 at aol.com
Tue Oct 17 15:16:19 EDT 2006


Hi All,
  I'm planning to build a 24V power supply into a gutted ATR case ( I 
did not do the gutting and looks like it was surplus material off the 
assembly line) with mount so that it looks "mil-ish" and "aircrafty" 
when done constructing.I have three 24V open frame supplies that will 
fit in the case.Two are PowerMate rated at 3.8 A and one is PowerOne 
rated at 3.6A.The two types look very similar and are the same size.I 
plan to parrallel them and maybe add a fan as the case is well louvered 
allowing plenty of airflow.
  My question is: Will I have a problem with "current hogging" if I just 
wire the supplies directly in parrallel or should I put a small value 
resistor in series with each supply,say .1 ohm to help equalize the 
current distribution  to the three supplies? Or will the wire 
resistance suffice?
 Thanks for your advise in advance,
                                                  Jay
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