S-100 Power Supplies: thanks!

From: Rich Beaudry <r_beaudry_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed Aug 29 10:59:20 2001

Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 21:53:29 +0100 (BST)
From: ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
Subject: Re: S-100 Power Supplies: thanks!

>Have you considered winding your own transformer.

Uhhh ... hadn't thought of that! :-)

> In the UK we can buy 'transformer kits'.

Did a quick search of a couple of distributors, but no luck yet ... I'll
keep looking, though!

>According to my calculator, 6.3V * sqrt(2) = 8.9V or thereabouts. Since
>the 8V line is unregulated anyway, I would think you could start with a
>6.3V transformer. Can you really no longer buy valve heater transformers???

!_at_$#!@$!!~!!!!

I found a couple of 6.3V transformers, one at 8.8A, one at 12A ... I must be
going blind... I don't think they'd power my 21-slot backplane, but I do
have a couple of smaller ones that would probably be just fine...

Rich B.
Received on Wed Aug 29 2001 - 10:59:20 BST