[MRCA] R-45/ARR-7 Power Supply?

[B. Smith]

Another building technique: Instead of building separate 28VDC power 
supplies for every device I just supply each piece of equipment  28 
volts from my "Ops Center" 28 volt buss. Makes the power supply simpler, 
lighter, and cheaper and easier to lift.
Z
On 5/27/2023 7:01 PM, Jeep Platt wrote:
> Been there, done that. Two possibilities. I used the power xformer 
> from an HP 608 sig gen. Form/fit into the PP-32 is perfect. Likewise 
> works fine for HB supply.  I just happen to have one xformer left, but 
> that's another story.  The filter caps in the PP-32 need higher values 
> of C.  Power connectors came from Bill Perry.
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> *From:* mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on 
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> *Sent:* Saturday, May 27, 2023 6:13:36 PM
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> *Subject:* [MRCA] FW: R-45/ARR-7 Power Supply?
>
> OOPS, That should be 270 VDC @ 135 mA not 2,700 VDC. Yikes
>
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> *From:*milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
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> *Sent:* Saturday, May 27, 2023 5:56 PM
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> *Subject:* [Milsurplus] R-45/ARR-7 Power Supply?
>
> Hello friends.
>
> I just acquired a nice ARR-7 that was electrically restored and 
> aligned by a very competent fellow (pic attached). He made a 60 Hz 
> AC-DC power supply for it, but it was crazy expensive. So here goes. 
> The specs I need are:
>
> 2,700 VDC @ 135 mA
>
> 25 VDC @ 350 mA (for scanning motor, which is half the fun!)
>
> 6.3 VDC @ 4.0 A
>
> Does anyone know if there is some existing power supply from some 
> other piece of equipment that might have similar specs that I could 
> begin hunting for? I know there is the PP-32/AR but my understanding 
> is that this is a 400 Hz unit (380 Hz to 1,000 Hz).
>
> If there isn’t another commonly available PS that would supply these, 
> I may have to resort to building one. On ebay there are transformers 
> with multiple secondaries but searching for such a beast is very 
> difficult. Any advice on searching for a multiple secondary 
> transformer? And of course, should all else fail, I could make a PS 
> with 3 transformers if necessary.
>
> Any suggestions welcome.
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
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