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Wanted Bench Power Supply and Pinball Functional Oscilloscope
- Thread starter James
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CPC often have power supplies on offer but as some have pointed out in the past you want to aim for the highest amp load you can justify.
I personally use an old pinball transformer as it can cope with more abuse, has the option of AC or DC with your own rectifier circuits. You can even use the old transformer with its matching rectifier board.
For board work I use an old pc power supply as it's regulated and has + and - regulated voltages.
Regarding the oscilloscope, I'm using a 20 year old 2 channel analogue job that my brother had at uni. Yes it helps a lot but it does not have any storage or recording function. To this end I'm tempted to go for a data logging oscilloscope box that you connect to a laptop as they offer a lot more insight and only a slight loss in accuracy.
I personally use an old pinball transformer as it can cope with more abuse, has the option of AC or DC with your own rectifier circuits. You can even use the old transformer with its matching rectifier board.
For board work I use an old pc power supply as it's regulated and has + and - regulated voltages.
Regarding the oscilloscope, I'm using a 20 year old 2 channel analogue job that my brother had at uni. Yes it helps a lot but it does not have any storage or recording function. To this end I'm tempted to go for a data logging oscilloscope box that you connect to a laptop as they offer a lot more insight and only a slight loss in accuracy.
these are good for me - i have 2 - i use one at 5v-20v for my electronics and the other to test out 24v, right up to 50v ) coils on pins. (yep I know its 30v but it still powers a 50v coil you can get them for around £30
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Pre...m2ac338a297:g:xtIAAOSwoutckhDz&frcectupt=true
why do you need a scope, a multimeter or cheap logic probe will do for 96.5% of pinball stuff, and even then, just get a cheap £20 thingy, if you must????
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fully-We...da80:m:mAhwVFUgKWqs7wZYvXVNHZg&frcectupt=true
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Pre...m2ac338a297:g:xtIAAOSwoutckhDz&frcectupt=true
why do you need a scope, a multimeter or cheap logic probe will do for 96.5% of pinball stuff, and even then, just get a cheap £20 thingy, if you must????
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fully-We...da80:m:mAhwVFUgKWqs7wZYvXVNHZg&frcectupt=true
