[sdiy] Switched-mode power supply module in synths... good or bad?

[Paul Maddox]

Just the Raw output. It gave me +12, -12 and +5.


On 25 Jan 2012, at 21:10, Matthew Smith wrote:

> Quoth Paul Maddox at 26/01/12 07:28...
>> I used a switch mode power supply in the Monowave, worked well for me.
>> I was careful to make sure I picked one with a very high switching frequency (IIRC, the one in the Monowave was around 1Mhz).
>> Ripple wise, I didn't notice any, IMHO, it was more stable than most analogue power supplies I'd seen in a long time.
>> It was also a LOT lighter and cheaper.
> 
> Did you post-regulate with linear regulators, or just use the raw output of the SMPS?
> 
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