NAS Super-Low Noise Linear Power Supply
I'd been talking to Duncan (Tubehunter) about building me a dedicated linear PSU for my Seagate (5TB) NAS drives (suppling music files to the RPi), to replace the stock switch-mode units, which like all items of that nature, chuck a lot of noise into the mains.
My thinking was that as well as reducing that pollution, which could have been having an adverse knock-on effect on my main system, ultimately receiving its power from the same mains supply, it may also improve the sonic performance of the RPi, so I bought all the necessary bits, gave them to Duncan, and this is what he came up with:
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Total expenditure on parts: £165.00
Links to main components...
Power module for PSU: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1218280144...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Casing: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1421515382...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Transformer Toroidal 80VA 2x15V o/p: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/toroid...32333836373326
FN9260 IEC950 2 fused inlet filter,4A: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/iec-fi...38383936323426
Other sundry items sourced from Maplins.
Could it be the best linear PSU out there, with which to power a NAS hard-drive? I think so... It should form a formidable partnership with the Paul Hynes SR3DR-05 linear PSU, powering the RPi. Can't wait to try it out! :cool:
Marco.