Found this old ruined power supply that I've been tinkering with but there are three wires that I don't know their location. Your help is greatly appreciated. 2 wires coming from the bridge rectifier and the third blue one should be power carrying+ as I also don't know where to place it
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Re: Old analog Power Supply needs your advice
I'd guess a 20 to 25VAC transformer is missing, would connect to the purple wires.
The regulator is no good - there is no heatsink for the power transistors which will get really hot. I don't know why there are mica insulators under them. There is no short-circuit protection aside from the second fuse. The filter cap is dated 1978 so it might be no good. I would not salvage the board.
The panel meters are really nice, I used to sell Kyoritsu KM-66 by the bushel.
I would find a power transformer and put in a chinese "0-30V 0-2mA" regulator board to make something modern and get adjustable current.
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it looks like an unfinished home project. But there is quite a lot of room for a transformer and there is already a potentiometer to adjust something. i'll see what i can do anyway it doesn't looks bad. But the top cover is missing. one question: can anyone tell what those blue components are ?Last edited by bohaboha; 08-15-2022, 02:38 PM.
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Originally posted by eccerr0r View PostI'd vote get rid of PCB or salvage it for parts. Current design on it is awful and not going to get you very far -- no regulation at all I don't think. Adjustability, yes...
because on the outside it looks like a perfect power supply but inside it is missing important parts
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It's a 1970's design, the regulator board. Changing over to an IC like LM317 (1A) or LT1084 (5A), along with a big heatsink would be best. Or that chinese power supply board does OK too, it is from a 1978 electronics magazine article but good to around 28VDC out max.
Of course you need the missing power transformer, which is expensive.
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There's not enough components on it to have good regulation.
Looking at the connectivity on the board, I'm not sure the designer knew what he/she was doing. At most it'd be an acceptable (though cheap) fixed voltage regulator, using just those components for an adjustable would not hold regulation.
You could mod it for using an LM317 with the existing components as a pass regulator, though don't know what your tolerance for redesigning the circuit versus just buying a cheap chinese switcher guts.
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Re: Old analog Power Supply needs your advice
Originally posted by redwire View PostAnother option is to power it from an old laptop brick. These are typically 19VDC at a few amps.
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You don't want to run the guts you have as-is, no matter if you figure it out or not -- if the adjustment actually works, its regulation is no good no matter what due to what was discussed prior.
Part it and redesign. Put the transistors on the case so the case can be used as a heatsink, etc. The current board design is a laughing stock IMHO.
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Re: Old analog Power Supply needs your advice
Originally posted by stj View Postuse the 19v psu to drive a chinese regulator module
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It's your usual chinese dream, you have to derate it a lot to make it last.
Max. is 24VAC input but under a light load transformers put out higher voltage. So say 28VAC which gives around 38VDC, add the -5V for the IC's TL081 and you see they are running off ~43VDC yet their absolute max. rating is 36-42V depending on mfgr. It's pushing the IC's too hard.
Pass transistor 2SD1047 it can make around 75W max. so an old CPU heatsink and fan is what you want if you're going to work this hard.
OP has some nice panel meters and a box. Just have to decide if he wants to invest in a transformer+new board or not.
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