[sdiy] Power Supplies... Whutchugot?...

[matti]

This is about the nth time someone has asked about how well computer psu's
perform, and about the n*4th time they've been told "poorly". Maybe it's
time to collate some of the more commonly asked simple questions into a
FAQ?


enjoy


On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Tim Ressel wrote:

> Drew,
>
> I cannot think of a worse power supply to use.
> Switchers in general are noisy and therefore
> unsuitable for audio work. PC power supplies tend to
> be VERY inexpensive designs and have little in the way
> of noise mitigation.
>
> My personal favorite power supply for audio stuff is a
> surplus linear like Power-One. Making your own power
> supply is fairly easy and not too costly.
>
> --TR

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Do you picture me more as the, eh, bucking bronco or wild, untamed
stallion type?

You're an overly-beaten dead horse, Matti.