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Re: powering Serge on +/- 15v

2009-07-21 by deadcustomers

> Do you have a good reason not to add a +/-12v PSU to
> your system or a pair of voltage regulators to provide 12v?
> I know the STS PSUs aren't cheap, but a Power One or
> Condor linear +/-12v can be bought and boxed up
> fairly cheaply, or a pair of regulators could be added to your
> 15v rack for v ery little cost. Then your Serge modules will
> work correctly....
>
>
> Steve

Well I have a Serge PS6 that I've been using, but this stuff is going into a portable case with other +/- 15v gear so having one PSU for the entire system is desired.

I thought about using some regulators for the serge stuff, but Ken's response didn't indicate he'd run into any issues, so it didn't seem necessary. Additionally, I seem to remember reading somewhere that regulators are switching so it seemed like something that's better to avoid if it's not required.

I could imagine that some values might have slightly higher base values so the range of some controls might change a bit, but would anyone even notice (myself included)?

Do you know of issues that I'll run into that will keep the modules from working correctly?

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