Author Topic: best place to buy a switching power supply (aka switcher) 110V (us voltages)?  (Read 12330 times)

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hey guys, i have just found out that the switcher i was planning on using for my frogger is not working properly anymore. therefore i'm looking for the best place (possibly in europe, even better in germany) to get a replacement switching power supply which runs on american voltages (110V). don't care if it is US voltages only or if you can switch between europe / usa, as long as it can produce the voltages i need!!!

rs online perhaps?

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Arcsdeshop.de? most of them I have seen in cab’s can switch between
110 /230V
At work we also have them there used in some off are older computer systems
Only expensive 39euro ore something but they can switch between 110/230
When interested I can take some pictures

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Arcsdeshop.de? most of them I have seen in cab’s can switch between
110 /230V

thx, just checked: 38 euros! puh, a lot of money for a switcher, but this looks like a quality product, not CCC (cheap china crap :P)!
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Indeed the same with the ones from my job
Its handy to know I can get them only to expensive to buy for spares

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why 110 volts, are you planning to move to the US  ???  ;D

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why 110 volts, are you planning to move to the US  ???  ;D

impossible, i would need at least 10 containers for me cabs :D
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Let me have a look, I got 3 lying around here, not sure if they are 230 only.... but 200-240 VAC only... You can have 1 if you like, shipping costs only.
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Let me have a look, I got 3 lying around here, not sure if they are 230 only....

cool! i have a couple of 230V only lying around as well, but not a single one which can be "changed"
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Sorry, as i said above, unfortunately these are not switchable as well... But except for the fact that you can hook them up after the step down convertor thus to be switched on on 1 switch, why not go for a 220-240?
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But except for the fact that you can hook them up after the step down convertor thus to be switched on on 1 switch, why not go for a 220-240?

eh, what? i need the switcher directly AFTER the stepdown converter, this 110V
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Re: best place to buy a switching power supply (aka switcher) 110V (us voltages)?
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2011, 08:51:12 PM »
If you hook up a normal switcher for the step down convertor then there is no problem right? So why wanna go for a 110 Volt switcher?
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Re: best place to buy a switching power supply (aka switcher) 110V (us voltages)?
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2011, 08:59:25 PM »
yup

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Re: best place to buy a switching power supply (aka switcher) 110V (us voltages)?
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2011, 09:01:49 PM »
exactly why i asked why 110...

just hook the 220 variant before the stepdown converter

then the stepdown is only nessecary for the monitor..

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Re: best place to buy a switching power supply (aka switcher) 110V (us voltages)?
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2011, 09:06:54 PM »
because the harness has been converted to include a switcher, it hooks directly into the switcher which then powers the pcb and the monitor. is there something i'm not getting?
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Re: best place to buy a switching power supply (aka switcher) 110V (us voltages)?
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2011, 09:08:39 PM »
Made a small drawing... Just have to put it up here....
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