Power Supplys Attempt (2)

[FJB203 at aol.com]

> You know, Fred .... Here's the answer (dumb me).

No, dumb me :)

>  If you're gonna make a switcher, you're gonna wind
>  a xfmr, right?  Then why not just make a different
>  one for the PC PS so it runs off 12 instead of 160??

Yes, I could do that.  However this requires me to reverse engineer existing
power supplies, though getting the schematic might not be that difficult
considering how vast the info on the 'net is.

>  it sure seems feasible right now.  Do you know anything
>  about winding toroids or pot cores ... and where to
>  get them?  Now, if you do what I suggest you'll probably

Smaller toriod cores can be purchased from Digikey (www.digikey.com), Mouser
electronics on occasion, and several other places.

Yet another good possibility for my problem.  And over the next week I shall
see what I can devise, and report back :)


Frederic Breitwieser
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