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spiyda

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Re: Power supply issues
« Reply #30 on: February 19, 2019, 12:20:34 AM »
On my twin toroidal power supply, I had some problems with supply to the house dropping below the legal voltage
Once it dropped below 200V, which was unacceptable and caused all sorts of issues.
so I fitted one of these APC Line-R 1200VA Automatic Voltage Regulator - LE1200I
It solved that problem instantly
Since then western power faitted a voltage monitor and within a few weeks of seeing the readings, dug the road up and fed our place from the other end of the line and voltages are all within spec so I guess that bit of kit is redundant.
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trev

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Re: Power supply issues
« Reply #31 on: February 19, 2019, 12:32:48 AM »
Thanks for the info.

My unit is a twin toroidal so sounds like I do not need to worry at this stage about a new power supply. I may well measure the 12V line and see how it looks.

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Mike

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Re: Power supply issues
« Reply #32 on: February 19, 2019, 11:09:57 AM »
Probably wouldn't hurt to replace the 20+ year old electrolytics
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trev

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Re: Power supply issues
« Reply #33 on: December 19, 2020, 12:29:20 PM »
Just for reference I have found on eBay HP Server PSUs that appear to be very cheap. I think they might be a good, cheap, reliable replacement for the toroids.

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