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Re: RE: rack mounted power supply (12v/9v/usb)?
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Sadly Andy's rack mount case was too deep for my cabinet but yes an atx
pow=
er supply appears to be the right approach. I found the ATX breakout
board=
at proto-pic who happen to have a very capable technical team:
http://proto-pic.co.uk/atx-breakout-board-bench-power-supply/
whilst the best option I've found so far for the 9v voltage regulator is:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5V-9V-12V-24V-Voltage-Regulator-Stabilizer-Circui=
t-PCB-/171128880190
and for anyone playing along at home I thought this was a reasonably
priced=
case:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171121478404
k.
On 19 Sep 2013, at 22:05, Rob Iles <rob.iles@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Andy, can you please expand on "a few quid"? I imagine
postage will be he=
fty, but I am interested.=20
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> Kieran - ATX power supply? Plenty of grunt, and you'd only need one
addit=
ional component (9V regulator) to cover your listed requirements...
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> R.
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> Rob Iles
> Harmony Automation (www.domialifestyle.com)=20
> myBBS (www.mybbs.co.uk)
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> On 19 Sep 2013 11:26, <andywhitfield2002@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I have a number of empty 2U rackmount boxes. (originally they held
batts=
but now empty).
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> A few quid each. Any good to you?
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> Andy
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, <ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> All this talk of APC masterswitches has reminded me of something I
have w=
anted to do for some time. I am keen to remove all of the wall warts from
m=
y comms cabinet. They are all pretty inefficient and consuming valuable
pow=
er sockets. As such I've been looking for a rack mounted power supply
which=
can provide a series of 12v, 9v and 5v/usb outputs on the front (preferred=
) or back. I've been able to find a number of solutions that expose 12v
onl=
y for CCTV distribution but I am looking for something more flexible.
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> Has anyone found such a device? or has anyone built their own?=20
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> My current thinking is to use a cheap rack mounted server chassis from
eb=
ay with something like a seeed atx breakout board (http://dangerousprototyp=
es.com/docs/ATX_Breakout_Board) but I am sure something more substantial
is=
required. It would be even nicer if you could embed a small pi/arduino in =
the unit to power cycle each output. However this is not an area of skill
f=
or me.
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> Thoughts or advice would be appreciated
> kieran
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<div>Sadly Andy's rack mount case was too deep for my cabinet but yes
an atx power supply appears to be the right approach. I found the
ATX breakout board at proto-pic who happen to have a very capable technical
team:</div><div><br></div><div><a
href="http://proto-pic.co.uk/atx-breakout-board-bench-power-supply/";>http://proto-pic.co.uk/atx-breakout-board-bench-power-supply/</a></div><div><br></div><div>whilst
the best option I've found so far for the 9v voltage regulator
is:</div><div><br></div><div><a
href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5V-9V-12V-24V-Voltage-Regulator-
Stabilizer-Circuit-PCB-/171128880190";>http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5V-9V-12V-24V-Voltage-Regulator-Stabilizer-Circuit-PCB-/171128880190</a></div><div><br></div><div>and
for anyone playing along at home I thought this was a reasonably priced
case:</div><div><br></div><div><a
href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171121478404";>http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171121478404</a></div><div><br></div><div>k.</div><div><span
style="
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"><br></span></div><br><div><div>On
19 Sep 2013, at 22:05, Rob Iles <<a href="mailto:rob.iles@xxxxxxx";>rob.iles@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:</div><br
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"><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="clear:
both; padding: 15px 0px 3px; overflow: hidden; ">Andy, can you
please expand on "a few quid"? I imagine postage will be hefty,
but I am interested.<sp
an
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></p><p
dir="ltr" style="clear: both; padding: 15px 0px 3px;
overflow: hidden; ">Kieran - ATX power supply? Plenty of grunt, and
you'd only need one add
itional component (9V regulator) to cover your listed
requirements...</p><p dir="ltr" style="clear: both;
padding: 15px 0px 3px; overflow: hidden; ">R.</p><p
dir="ltr" style="clear: both; padding: 15px 0px 3px;
overflow: hidden; ">--<br>Rob Iles<br>Harmony
Automation (<a href="http://www.domialifestyle.com";>www.domialifestyle.com</a>)<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>myBBS
(<a href="http://www.mybbs.co.uk";>www.mybbs.co.uk</a>)</p><div
class="gmail_quote">On 19 Sep 2013 11:26, <<a
href="mailto:andywhitfield2002@xxxxxxx";>andywhitfield2002@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br type="attribution">&
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style="clear: both; padding: 15px 0px 3px; overflow: hidden;
"><br
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x; overflow: hidden; ">I have a number of empty 2U rackmount
boxes. (originally they held batts but now empty).</p><p
style="clear: both; padding: 15px 0px 3px; overflow: hidden;
">A few quid each. Any good to you?</p><p
style="clear: both; padding: 15px 0px 3px; overflow: hidden;
">Andy<br></p><div><br><br>---
In<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";
target="_blank">ukha_d@xxxxxxx</a>, <<a
href="mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";
target="_blank">ukha_d@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br><div>All this talk of APC masterswitches
has reminded me of something I have wanted to do for some time. I am keen
to remove all of the wall warts from my comms cabinet.
They are all pretty inefficient and consuming valuable power sockets. As
such I've been looking for a rack mounted power supply which can provide a
series of 12v, 9v and 5v/usb outputs on the front (preferred) or back. I've
been able to find a number of
solutions that expose 12v only for CCTV distribution but I am looking for
something more flexible.<br><br>Has anyone found such a device?
or has anyone built their own?<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>My
current thinking is to use a cheap rack mounted server chassis from ebay
with something like a seeed atx breakout board (<a
rel="nofollow" href="http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/ATX_Breakout_Board)"
target="_blank">http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/ATX_Breakout_Board)</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>but I am
sure something more substantial is required. It would be even nicer if you
could embed a small pi/arduino in the unit to power cycle each output.
However this is not an ar
ea of skill for me.<br><br>Thoughts or advice would be
appreciated<br>kieran</div></div><div
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