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- From: Ben@netsurf.dungeon.com (Ben Formesyn)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Power Supply For USR Courier
- Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 21:31:33 GMT
- Organization: RISC OS powered Acorn A310, at home.
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- In message <4cf07k$e7c@useneta1.news.prodigy.com> bill davidsen wrote:
-
- > In article <4blijt$lkr@news2.deltanet.com>,
- > John Lundgren <jlundgre@delta1.deltanet.com> wrote:
- >
- > | I think I read of some guy that had a rack of modems, and he did just
- > | what you're trying to do. He got several transformers and put them in
- > | parallel. I would consider using something like the class 2 transformers
- > | that can be bought at the hardware store. They are for bells and
- > | chimes. If you can get some that can put out 3 amps, then you would
- > | only need five or so. But the nice thing about these is that they are
- > | rated for continuous connection. Also, putting them in parallel reduces
- > | the risk of having a single transformer fail and causing everything to
- > | quit.
- >
- > Something I the back of my mind says that the phase shift in
- > multiple transformers is going to draw a lot of power (or actually
- > volt amps) if you connect them together. I also recall doorbell
- > stuff being 12v when I was a kid.
-
- I'd bridge rectify each of the transformers, and then diode -OR their outputs
- together, and use a large smoothing capacitor. As your modems may well be
- sensitive to noise on their power supply rails, using a regulator may well be
- worth your while for higher speed connections.
-
- Good luck !
-
- Ben.
-
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