Monday, April 5, 2021

Bench Power Supply

Perhaps not often talked about in the world of guitar pedal building, as they’re kind of boring as all hell - the humble bench power supply.   So why am I bothering you with this?

Apart from being able to dial in most voltages that I need, a bench power supply is actually a handy tool in other ways.  As soon as I turn it on and see the current fluctuating or pulling more current than it should be, I know I have a problem with the circuit.

They’re also safer than using a battery, as there’s actually potential for batteries to get really hot and explode if you have a short on the supply and leave them for some time.  

So if you don't have one and are wondering what's the point when a wall-wart or a 9V battery will do for most things...   well, maybe consider one if you see it going cheap.


bench power supply for testing guitar pedal circuits



3 comments:

  1. Visual analyzer tutorial how to, please

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    1. Anything in particular that you would like to know about it?

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    2. If added more detail to the post on Visual Analyser. Hope this helps Kramerian, lthough it's still a work in progress.

      https://vero-p2p.blogspot.com/2021/01/visual-analyser-spectrum-analyser.html

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