On Thursday 29 December 2016 06:25:34 andy pugh wrote: > On 29 December 2016 at 04:49, Danny Miller <dan...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > > They all look pretty much the same, they're not. > > Meanwell is an interesting example of a Chinese brand that has made > enough of a reputation for being not-awful that others have started > making fakes. > (The same has happened with Fotek SSRs, you can no longer tell if you > are getting a real rip-off of a Crydom or a fake of a rip-off device) > > The real Mean Well chassis supplies on the RS web site have > hexagonal-punched covers. That might be a way to tell: > http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/embedded-switch-mode-power-supplies-smps >/1065822/ > > Why not try running from a bench PSU or even batteries as an > experiment?
I don't have a bench supply. But I did find an expired computer psu last night, and extracted the small pcb with most of its input filtering, and when I get my cramping legs to take me out there, plus input a couple cups of caffeine, I'll put it incircuit for effects. But first call JT, he has a 3 amp for little enough. Someone mentioned that the real meanwell's covers have hex holes. This one has round holes. Sigh. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users