Converting Pc Power Supply To Bench Power Supply

It s a very inexpensive way to make a pretty good dc bench supply or dedicated 12 volt supply for working on projects or powering devices.

Converting pc power supply to bench power supply. For instance a computer power supply can make a great bench power supply for your workshop. With these costing you only 25 and having short circuit protection thermal protection overload protection and. Computer power supplies are switch mode power supplies smps which use high frequency switching circuit elements to provide a high quality output voltage with good energy efficiency one side effect of this technology is the minimum load requirement that each power supply has. Adapt an old computer power supply to use on your workbench.

While a commercial bench power supply is certainly a worthwhile investment there is a cheaper solution that you might want to consider. Converting an atx power supply into a dc bench supply this article is the first in the projects category. The standard computer power supply unit psu turns the incoming 110v or 220vac alternating current into various dc direct current output voltages suitable for powering the computer s internal components and with a little bit of imagination it is possible to convert atx psu to a bench power supply. There are already a lot of tutorials online that show how to convert an old computer power supply into a bench power supply but most of these designs require you to permanently modify it.

Prices today for a lab power supply well exceed 180. First a bit of background on a typical atx power supply. But it turns out a obsolete computer power supply is perfect for the job instead. Convert a computer power supply to a variable bench top lab power supply.