[sdiy] Newbie Power Supply Alert

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At 11:16 PM -0400 08/25/01, harry wrote:
>
>www.mpja.com  (Marlin P. Jones) has part #12976PS
>
>a +/-12VDC 1A linear power supply or +/-15VDC 800mA supply
>(you adjust as you like)
>
>100,120,220,240 VAC input (can you say 'global ready'?)
>
>for $18.95
>
>Newbies this is your big chance. Get it now !  This will support a
>pretty decent
>size modular with nice clean regulated power.  I'd buy one myself but I
>have
>a few already.  This is the first re-appearance of this supply in a
>couple of months
>so don't wait too long.
>
>I'm not affiliated with MPJA in any way ;^P
>(just hate to see you guys work too hard....)

I'd be wary of NOS power supplies.  The electrolyctic caps in a linear
supply are crucial components.  For all you know, they could have been
sitting in warehouse with no HVAC, or a trailer in an abandoned freight
yard, for the last 30 years.