Imnotshankled Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 05/08/2022 at 00:48, james.wilson said: To be fair the newe power rios are not as solid as the old smart rios. It is something ive come across before Can't beat a proper transformer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Use a load of electric though. Switched mode are much more efficient than old linear ones Quote securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imnotshankled Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, james.wilson said: Use a load of electric though. Switched mode are much more efficient than old linear ones A issue of switch mode PSUs use underrated components or the components are under stress Edited August 7, 2022 by Imnotshankled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Imnotshankled said: A issue of switch mode PSUs use underrated components or the components are under stress But your talking about quality, manufacturing and so on , I think your under stress 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 6 hours ago, Imnotshankled said: A issue of switch mode PSUs use underrated components or the components are under stress No its just you could overrun a linear psu.A switch mode will disconnect on the same overload. However the losses on a linear are huge. id estimate a new psu on an average system will save over 80 quid a year. That was before the current prices for electric. Id say its worth replacing linear psu for switch mode now more than ever. Logan just dont tell your parents how much electric your old gear hobby is costing them. Quote securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 The only benefits of linear is they are simple and less noisy. They are heavy and consume a lot more power. Rectification circuit dumps energy as heat, especially so for alarms due to the headroom we have. I do prefer a good linear supply for audio but they have seen there day for everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imnotshankled Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 I don't mind them when thier decently made but quite a few have or had issues like the enforcer and early premier elites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 That's the product. You use switched mode in everything else ie computers, phone chargers etc etc Quote securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Very few Texe ones stopped working as a PS (no idea about Pyronix), they just threw errors on the keypad. All electronic devices are more complex now to reduce energy, just like all ICE cars are full of electronics and valves to reduce emissions. More complex, more chance of issues, that doesn't mean you halt progress and live in a cave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imnotshankled Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 4 hours ago, sixwheeledbeast said: Very few Texe ones stopped working as a PS (no idea about Pyronix), they just threw errors on the keypad. All electronic devices are more complex now to reduce energy, just like all ICE cars are full of electronics and valves to reduce emissions. More complex, more chance of issues, that doesn't mean you halt progress and live in a cave. I'm not saying don't use them I'm saying to make them better The pyronix enforcer PSUs would just drop thier output to 1 or 2 volts and panel would run on the backup battery until it went flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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