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Subject: Re: Power Delay

From: "djbrow54" <davebr@...>
Date: 2006-11-11

I have a separate power supply in each of my 24U modules. I would
regularly crowbar one of the rails on power-up every few days. I had
an extremely slow risetime on the -15 volts. I use the power-on delay
to power up half of the cabinet so I lessen the initial load on the
power supply by 50%. It depends on the number and type of the modules
and how sensitive the power supply is to inrush current on the DC
rails.

My triple output supply never has crowbar'd and I didn't put a delay
on it, just on the dual supplies.

Dave

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Alpha Ranger" <nurbs1@...> wrote:
>
> This was brought up on the CGS list.
>
> Does a power delay have any benefits or drawbacks in an MOTM-based
system?
>
> http://www.cgs.synth.net/modules/cgs63_psd.html
>
> peace out fellow time travelers
> nurb
>