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DC power supplys

Ron Swanson

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Hey all,
this is my first time posting on ak but i have been browsing this site alot lately as my interest grows in audio fidelity. the reason i posted is because i recently got my hands on two linear DC power supplies. My work was cleaning out their stock room and they were throwing out two Acopian 6v power supplies. after a little research i found out one puts out 21 amps and the other puts out 28 amps, and they can be hooked in series to produce an overall of 12v dc 21 amps, that it can supply all day long. the units themselves look robust each sporting a huge steel core transformer and 2-3 nice big capacitors. so my question to the floor is i know i can hook them up to a 12v solid state amp and have clean power all day long but is there any way i can integrate this into a tube set up? ill post up some pics when i can
 
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I'd suggest to make a really nice battery charger. Search around for an amp design that meets your needs and build it. I think you'll find that most amp designs, especially tubes, use considerably more voltage.
 
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Westend is correct (and up early!). One of those will make a nice P/S for your workbench and small projects.
 
12v supply won't do much for a tube amp but power the heaters. If you happen to be into really old radios, you can run a 6v supply to sub for the filament battery.
 
thanks for all the replies, i must admit i am a complete noobie when it comes to tube gear and i will take your advice and make a nice bench supply, maybe power the garage system with it. for now the tube gear eludes me again haha. ive learned if you patient enough, most of the time, what your looking for will come to you.
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