[Coco] Benchtop Power Supply Recomendations Requested

[Michael Rowen]

Yes, they do have these protections. It comes down to personal preference and what you intend to do with a supply. No wrong answer here. If you need discrete current limiting, a bench supply is the way to go. 







Barry Nelson <barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:

>Actually, most ATX power supply do have some form of current limiting and short circuit protection built in, it's just not adjustable, and they are plentiful and cheap, and you may already own a few extra ones in old PCs. I know I do.
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>On Jun 3, 2015, at 12:09 AM, coco-request at maltedmedia.com wrote:
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>> Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:19:22 -0700
>> From: Andrew <keeper63 at cox.net>
>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Benchtop Power Supply Recomendations Requested
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>> Despite the recommendation of Mike on using an ATX power supply, I would 
>> avoid that - mainly because it won't have current limiting.
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