Date   : Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:05:18 +1000
From   : plexer@... (James McGill)
Subject: eBay... sigh

Jules: Everything is easily replaceable, but I'm not particularly
comfortable playing around with 240V AC. I can imagine that exploding caps
could do some decent damage to the PCB as well.

As Mark Haysman noted, a PSU that fits inside the case is desirable. I'll
take a look at those suggested.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011@... PM, Alan Williams <awilliams@...>wrote:

> I would check out meanwell, they have a huge range.
>
> http://www.meanwell.com/search/net-35/default.htm
>
> Something along these lines would be fine.
>
> I am not sure how that goes for size and shape, I haven't used one of
> these in a Beeb, I have replaced a few in Ethernet switches though.
>
> Alan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bbc-micro-bounces+awilliams=linkme.com.au@...
> [mailto:bbc-micro-bounces+awilliams=linkme.com.au@...] On
> Behalf Of Mark Haysman
> Sent: Tuesday, 30 August 2011 11:28 AM
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] eBay... sigh
>
> > Out of interest, has anyone managed to track down a good replacement
> > PSU for the beeb?
> > I was thinking that one of the small SMPS used by laptops / micro-ATX
> > motherboards might be suitable.
>
> A good replacement would be an Astec LPT64:
>
> 5v - 8A
> 12v - 2.5A
> -5v - 1A
>
> Overspecced for a standard B, but you could fit all your stuff inside
> the case, and power a dual drive off it, and the PSU wouldn't blink.
> Although it physically fits into the old PSU space, it is completely
> different mounting holes, so new ones would need to be made.
>
> I've actually got one to fit, and have checked the fit, but I've not
> actually put it in yet, maybe something to do this week and put a pic
> up.
>
> Mark.
>
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