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

[Adam Inglis]

For those SDIYers in Australia (not sure if they ship OS) this company  
has Skynet SMPSs cheap..
http://dewar.com.au/wbdewar/pages/on-line-shop/skynet-power-supplies.php

I bought a couple to repair an EMU Ultraproteus and a Korg M1R, not  
for any critical analogue purposes.

Adam
On 26/01/2012, at 8:55 AM, Matthew Smith wrote:

> Quoth haima at 26/01/12 09:21...
>> I've used "Mean Well" brand a few times for mic preamps (GS25A  
>> series, and also a larger one, I forget the model).
>>
>> Used a basic 10R and cap filter on the power entry to each preamp.  
>> Couldn't detect any HF noise, hash or anything... The preamps have  
>> a lot of gain, so I would expect any noise problems to be apparent  
>> if they existed, but everything seemed very clean.
>>
>> They seem to be available from Mouser and quite a few other  
>> sources... I got mine in Australia.
>
> Ah, that's good to know - I was going to ask if anyone had used  
> those since that's what both my vendors (Element14 and Soanar) carry.
>
>
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Adam Inglis
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