Anybody have an opinion on a bench power supply for testing my panel? I asked the guy at SteinAir and he thought this one was fine, but I'm interested in any other opinions.
I would use a 12 volt battery or the one you plan on using for the plane. Just a safety precaution. If anything went wrong like a power supply failure, or having bad day forgetting to verify power supply output, or accidentally touching the voltage control knob while testing the avionics, you could possibly damage over $20k of avionics equipment. play it safe and use a battery.
The problem with a battery though is it wouldn't last long per charge and that would be pretty annoying. Any way around that? Also, my avionics are protected by my VPX box which has over-voltage (and over-current) detection and protection.
how much power do you need? I might have one you can borrow,
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Well, it's 14V and the guy at SteinAir said 10A should be enough, but I haven't confirmed that.
DeleteThat's honestly not a bad price and should be decent for your needs.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Yeah, it seems like a great price.
DeleteI would use a 12 volt battery or the one you plan on using for the plane. Just a safety precaution. If anything went wrong like a power supply failure, or having bad day forgetting to verify power supply output, or accidentally touching the voltage control knob while testing the avionics, you could possibly damage over $20k of avionics equipment.
ReplyDeleteplay it safe and use a battery.
The problem with a battery though is it wouldn't last long per charge and that would be pretty annoying. Any way around that?
DeleteAlso, my avionics are protected by my VPX box which has over-voltage (and over-current) detection and protection.
Just use a battery charger with the battery.
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