DIY Really Simple Desk Power Supply

[@jamieh6084]

Really cool idea, I love the formfactor, and the way it looks. This has inspired me to perhaps make my own. Though I feel I might do the same with combining the voltmeter and power supply together, I don't have a shelving unit, so I would perhaps just make it modular to fit on my shelf. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@BuildItnow]

Glad to hear it inspired you! I should note that the power supply I talked about actually has a built-in voltmeter however you cant use it while the power supply is delivering power but rather only when it's on standby. Would love to see your power supply when its done!

[@electronicsworkshop5580]

My first hobby power supply was an old computer power supply that I modified to have 3.3v, 5v, and 12v outputs. It was a great start. I then upgraded to a bench top power supply.

[@BuildItnow]

Seems that this was the way that most people started off, I thought about building one of these but it was just way to big. Thanks for the comment!

[@rabeehta222]

love the contents that you put your time in, totally worth it

[@SSnoWHand]

I've made my own power supply! A friend of mine had a old Power Mac G5 which had a 1KW PSU in it. I figured with power levels like that I could use a Buck & Boost arrangement to get a very handy bench supply with a wide range of voltages and currents. I bought a 600W Boost converter with CC and CV controls. I also sourced a lower power Buck converter for the lower voltages. i then got a a nice LCD Power meter all from Banggood I believe and fitted it all together ontop of the PSU enclosure with a metal front panel. I should really snap some pics of it, I hardly use it anymore since I got a real lab supply which is more reliable, Still was a fun learning experience!

[@SSnoWHand]

Had a range of 1.25V to 98V :D

[@BuildItnow]

Seems that most people started off by making their own supply which is really great! As far as I know, those old Power Macs used water cooling and were pretty serious machines so I can imagine that the power supply was pretty powerful! Thanks for the comment!

[@SSnoWHand]

Yeah! My friend opted to keep the water cooling unit for something. I'm just glad to have gotten a 1KW PSU

[@abhaysharma5155]

i made my own power supply pretty tiny using lm317 the only problem is the heat and I don't have a 30v power supply so I use 12v it has two channels

[@olddude2503]

Great video dude

[@suchy.chomik]

My first hobby psu was an 19v laptop charger connected to an step-down converter with a DSN-VC288 display thingy

[@sulrich70]

Nice work!

[@dipakgupta1519]

can you make biped robotplease

[@dipakgupta1519]

can you make biped robot please