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30th October 2014, 06:11 PM #1Product designer retired
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modified computer power supply?
Have tried the search function, but couldn't find that post where one of our members showed how to modify a computer supply for general use.
It might have been in an electrolysis post, even a search there turned up zilch.
How's your memory?
edit, stop, stop, stop, just found it and couldn't figure out how to delete this post.
Ken
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30th October 2014, 06:23 PM #2
Link please I thought it was in CNC I recall another about 12v drills and use of computer power supply
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30th October 2014, 07:07 PM #3Intermediate Member
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http://www.dansworkshop.com/index.shtml
May try this one. Lot's of stuff and bench power supply hacked from ATX as well.
Cheers,
Wes
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30th October 2014, 08:01 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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memory serves me correct, it was a thread by Nearnexus (Rob)
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30th October 2014, 09:15 PM #5Product designer retired
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Link please
Simonl, can you find a link to that thread?
Ken
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30th October 2014, 09:42 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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I'll have a look. I was purely going from memory.
There was also an article some 8 years ago in Silicon Chip Magazine to convert an AT computer power supply to a 13.8V 20A DC supply. It require a substantial amount of rewiring but doable with some patience.
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30th October 2014, 09:43 PM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Got this one from Bob L but it's probably the one you found:
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...computer+power
I'll keep looking….Girl, I don't wanna know about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightning babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good.
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30th October 2014, 09:46 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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There's a website called instructables. I have read quite a bit in the past on their site. They have some well written articles. Including this:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Conv...gular-DC-Powe/
Edit: and this: http://www.instructables.com/id/Conv...Bench-Top-Lab/
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30th October 2014, 10:07 PM #9
Thanks gents I was being lazy
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30th October 2014, 11:10 PM #10.
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Here's another I did in June of 2013, complete with 12V downlight indicator with peanut paste jar liampshade
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...93#post1668093
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31st October 2014, 02:15 PM #11Senior Member
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Dangerous Prototypes make a nice PCB for ATX power supply conversions. See this page for some of the builds:
http://dangerousprototypes.com/category/atx-bb/
You can buy the PCB from SeeedStudio for about $14USD:
http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/ATX...html?cPath=1_4
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31st October 2014, 02:59 PM #12GOLD MEMBER
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Sorry, I couldn't find any thread done by nearnexus, I must have been mistaken. Looks like there is plenty go info for you to work with anyway.
Cheers,
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31st October 2014, 05:41 PM #13
In what way do you want to modify the power supply? For 12v, 5v etc you can just connect to them.
I discussed connecting 2 power supplies together to produce 24v in my "Mill Power Feed" Thread.
Dean
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