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Subject: Re: [motm] more than one power supply

From: "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@...>
Date: 2002-12-04

I'll take a stab at these. Differing opinions are welcome and appreciated
as I am only a Stooge:

----- Original Message -----
From: Nathan Hunsicker
Hello everybody, if I'm running more than one MOTM-900 or an 900 and a 950,
how would I go about connecting them? Should they be run completely separate
from each other? Should they be paralleled?

LH: The outputs should never be paralleled.

Should a parallel only the grounds?

LH: I expect that if you have properly grounded the chassis of each module
that no other commonality between power supplies is needed. However, the DC
ground gets paralleled the first time you plug in a patch cord. So, a
common ground between the supplies on the DC side probably won't hurt a
thing.

If I run half my modules on one supply and the other half on another, am I
going to encounter any problems when patching modules powered by different
supplies?

LH: That has never caused me any problems.

I've modded my current MOTM-900 with a HBB15-1.5-A for a little more power,
but I think I'll need a second PS soon. -Nate

LH: might as well buy 3. Face it, your addicted. :)

Larry (who has 2 power supplies at 5.0 amps each) Bring on them modules. :)