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[rsjsouza]

Bought Power Design 2005A already in Germany already converted to 230V, Photo not mine.

That is not a power supply, that's a piece of art.

Reading your message halfway, For short while I thought made a mistake. Bought it exactly for same reason.

Power Designs are not pieces of art. They are proof that aliens once descended on Earth and graced us with their designs...

The post below shows some impossibly tight specifications for my 5015A:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/looking-for-goodinexpensive-bench-power-supply/msg1370073/#msg1370073

[Red Squirrel]

Recently bought a 80v Greenworks electric shovel  and also chainsaw.






https://greenworkstools.ca/collections/80v/products/80v-12-brushless-snow-shovel-with-battery-and-charger

https://greenworkstools.ca/collections/80v/products/80v-18-chainsaw-2ah-battery

I have a 18v Ryobi Chainsaw but figured I will need something a bit beefier on my homestead property when I start clearing trees this summer, and the snow shovel is a nice backup to the snow blower. 

I've actually been quite impressed with the shovel.  So far I've manged to use only the shovel, and not the snow blower.  We have not had any serious snow fall since I bought it though, only like 10cm here and there.  Since it only shoots forward it does require some manual shovelling so that you can start off pointing it in the right direction and get around any odd corners but over all it works well and I'm quite impressed.  I can do the whole driveway on a single charge.    I've also put it through some snow piles that are much larger than it's really made for.  If I hover it over the pile I can kind of skim it.  The main thing is that it saves the work of having to shoot the snow into the yard.  So even if I do lot of manual shovelling first so I can even use it, it still saves a lot of work and time.  For when we only get a few cm of snow I'll just shovel the snow into a pile then use the electric shovel to shoot it out of the driveway.  Makes for a very quick job.

Also used it to get the snow out of the box of the truck.  Way faster than doing it by hand.

Have not used the chainsaw yet though.  I have a giant log in my garage from a tree I cut, so I may test it out on that and cut it into small slabs to use as some kind of crafts project or something.  Maybe a clock for the shop.

Electric stuff has come a long way in the past few years.   There's even a few companies selling full size electric snow blowers now.   Greenworks has snow throwers which are kind of a between, so I kind of hope they do come up with a full size snow blower too at some point so I can use the same batteries. 
 

[jogri]

Bought Power Design 2005A already in Germany already converted to 230V

What is done for rework on 220V

You just swap two leads to get the two transformer windings in series instead of a parallel configuration. Procedure is explained in the manual, did it for my 2020 and it took less than five minutes.

[alexanderbrevig]

A bunch of Alpha 9mm arrived for a synth project. Nice!

[cdev]

Recently bought a 80v Greenworks electric shovel  and also chainsaw.






https://greenworkstools.ca/collections/80v/products/80v-12-brushless-snow-shovel-with-battery-and-charger

https://greenworkstools.ca/collections/80v/products/80v-18-chainsaw-2ah-battery


Electric stuff has come a long way in the past few years.   There's even a few companies selling full size electric snow blowers now.   Greenworks has snow throwers which are kind of a between, so I kind of hope they do come up with a full size snow blower too at some point so I can use the same batteries. 
 

How do you like the "snow shovel"? We got what looks like the identical unit - except the 120 volt corded model.. and so far I am not at all impressed. We've only had one tiny snowfall this year that justified bringing it out and bluntly, it seemed anemic. There was maybe five inches of snow and it could not be pushed forward into that little snow without stalling on it. Around the width of my hand, almost no snow, depth wise. Just enough to completely cover the grass.. and look pretty, and show what a piece of crap the electric "snow shovel" was..

I videoed it struggling, if you want to see it. Maybe there will be more snow, I hope not. Sometimes we get clobbered with snow and for times like that it would be nice to have a real snowblower. One that could hurl the snow off of our driveway with some force. But that was not to be with "Greenworks"

We had previously gotten one of their electric lawn mowers and we like it. Its quick and seems to have the power thats called for.. which isnt much here in our grass-farming subdivision.   So, great.

My wife had gotten it, for around $85 as a refurb and after its humiliation by the smallest storm of the year I wanted her to send it back. It really deserved to be sent back.

But I think the time to send it back had expired, so I think we're stuck with it. Ouch!  Maybe there is some aspect of it I'm missing. But I kind of doubt it. Let me know if you like it. Being well north of me, you'll probably get more snow than I to try it out on.

I have had a black and decker electric chainsaw for years and it works great. The most important thing with it is to keep it well lubricated wit the recommended oil. It needs to constantly be lubricating itself. Using the electric chainsaw, I have cut down and chopped into manageable pieces several small and medium sized trees, and saved us many times its price by buying it. So, definitely happy with it. I like the idea of electric tools, far less trouble than the typical two cycle engines used in lawn and yard power tools. But sometimes, you just need that power.. like with the snow shovel? Maybe. I guess we'll see nexttime.

Let me know how you experience with the battery shovel goes. I think we have one almost exactly like yours, except ours plugs into the mains power. (It has a fused plug)

[mansaxel]

Bought Power Design 2005A already in Germany already converted to 230V

What is done for rework on 220V

You just swap two leads to get the two transformer windings in series instead of a parallel configuration. Procedure is explained in the manual, did it for my 2020 and it took less than five minutes.

A bunch of the PD models did not have that option; and the 2005, IIRC, is one of them.

Looking at the service manual, this looks to be the case. Only one primary winding, and no mention of reconfigurable mains supply in the text.

I was -><- this close to buying that specimen, but I analysed my needs vs funds and concluded that I have other more pressing needs. Like fixing the Oltronix 3-voltage PSU that does not deliver anything above -0,5V on two outputs, for instance.

[cdev]

A company called Fieldcrest in the UK makes LC plastic sheeting material that costs very liittle that works as well or better for detecting shorts that generate heat. Everybody should own some..

That is where a thermal camera would shine. Power the bus with a current limiting power supply like 1V 200-500mA (start with less) and look at the board. The dead part will heat up and you will see it.

[Bud]

A bunch of Alpha 9mm arrived for a synth project. Nice!

That is a lot of knobs to turn! Do you have enough hands? 

[PlainName]

A company called Fieldcrest in the UK makes LC plastic sheeting material

Got a link? A search only turns up bed sheets and the like.

[alexanderbrevig]

A bunch of Alpha 9mm arrived for a synth project. Nice!

That is a lot of knobs to turn! Do you have enough hands? 

It's for a eurorack modular synth for my dad (let's be honest though, I'm building one for myself and a friend too hehe)

[exor]

This (sellers picture) with probe. Now I have to find something to fill up those two empty slots..

[sicco]

you’ll need a bag of electrolytic capacitors soon…

[exor]

you’ll need a bag of electrolytic capacitors soon…

That is not a problem

[georges80]

^ I much prefer the AM503B. The AM503 has way too many contacts and stuff in the range selector. The AM503B makes the range selection 'digital' and I've found over the years that it is rock solid in performance. The B also has better degauss/auto zero capability and a few other enhancements. Anyhow, good luck.

cheers,
george.

[mansaxel]

you’ll need a bag of electrolytic capacitors soon…

That is not a problem

The sisu is strong in those Mega-Farad caps, I see.

[exor]

^ I much prefer the AM503B. The AM503 has way too many contacts and stuff in the range selector. The AM503B makes the range selection 'digital' and I've found over the years that it is rock solid in performance. The B also has better degauss/auto zero capability and a few other enhancements. Anyhow, good luck.

cheers,
george.

Thanks for the tip. I'm happy if the probe is good, it is easy to find 503b at decent price if 503 fails.

[exor]

you’ll need a bag of electrolytic capacitors soon…

That is not a problem

The sisu is strong in those Mega-Farad caps, I see.

Not my labels, but yes, I should re-label them. 

[m k]

Set of small screws from The Factory.
(1k of 1x3mm to 1.7x6mm)

The box is a bit smaller than in picture, about /4.

BTW,
4-3 OT

[McBryce]

Set of small screws from The Factory.
(1k of 1x3mm to 1.7x6mm)

The box is a bit smaller than in picture, about /4.

BTW,
4-3 OT

Then they must be tiny, because I can't even see the picture!

McBryce.

[exor]

Something noisy.

[syau]

Bought Power Design 2005A already in Germany already converted to 230V

What is done for rework on 220V

You just swap two leads to get the two transformer windings in series instead of a parallel configuration. Procedure is explained in the manual, did it for my 2020 and it took less than five minutes.

You can also remove the blank plate at the back and put an IEC socket over there.

[TerraHertz]

Books. Ironically these all arrived around the same time.

[m k]

Set of small screws from The Factory.
(1k of 1x3mm to 1.7x6mm)

The box is a bit smaller than in picture, about /4.

BTW,
4-3 OT

Then they must be tiny, because I can't even see the picture!

McBryce.

Be noted that original size was mainly in customers head.

And of course US fuses for imperial environment.

[Wrenches of Death]

Thank you for posting this. I've got some on order.

Were you able to track down a datasheet on the VTX0225AR?

I searched for VTX0225AR and VTXO225AR without any luck. Nothing on Rakon's site and no reply from them either.

I can't help but wonder if the clipped output can't be bypassed. I'll scope the thing when I receive it. It could be as simple as crushing a couple of smd components.

Once again, thank you!

WoD

[rdl]

I bought another 1TB SSD. A Crucial MX500 this time. I plan to use it to replace my E: drive (data storage) which is currently a WD Black HDD and is getting pretty old.

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX500-NAND-SATA-Internal/dp/B078211KBB