Re: soekris panics

["Joseph C. Bender" <jcbender_(_at_)_benderhome_(_dot_)_net>]

At 03:35 PM 05/18/2004 -0400, Chuck Yerkes wrote:
>A power supply that may or may not be enough for the box now
>that you've added a 10GB drive.  The soekris mantra is "try it
>with a bigger PS" for a reason.
>
>Too many problems are from low to marginal power supplies.  That
>drive may get a burst of activity and pull down the power available
>just enough.  I keep around a LARGE (3A) 15VDC power supply for just
>this kind of troubleshooting.
>
	ObTongueInCheekPedantic:  3A is not a "LARGE" power supply.  12-15 @20A is
pretty good.
PC power supplies are kicking out 5V and 12V at some serious amperage these
days.  And 1.25V, too.

>Jameco and digikey and lots of others will sell you beefy 12-20VDC
>power supplies (not wall warts, per se, but screw down terminal
>types).
>
	http://dkc3.digikey.com/PDF/T042/1269.pdf

Look at the "FW Series" (FW == Firewall?  *grin*)  

EPS270-ND (12V @6.0 Amp)
EPS268-ND (12V @4.5 Amp)

One uses a DIN connector, the other, I didn't read too close, but it might
be barrel or bare wire end.  Adapting a new barrel connector should be easy
enough.

Those should do you pretty well for under $80, and not weigh a ton.



Signing off, 

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Joseph C. Bender
jcbender at benderhome dot net