Powering your Mount

[wookie1965]

On 16/04/2022 at 11:40, Padraic M said:

Yeah there have been lots of problems with that type of generic power brick.  I have one myself 10A 12V but it gives similar results. You will need an upgrade! If you have a second one you could try powering the mount directly with it. 

I know this for a fact I thought my EQ5 goto had something wrong with it not hitting targets being miles off with a 10amp 12v brick I tried my 7amp and hit every target I have now sent for a regulated power supply.

[Realtimedoctor]

10 hours ago, 04Stefan07 said:

Yeah I did this exact same thing before, my voltage was around 11.4 then realised I had it plugged into the adjustable output.

Unfortunately not on this occasion.

I was skeptical about the Pegasus power supplies, they look like a standard on you can buy anywhere. Are they any good?

 

To be honest with you, I still have the crap amazon PSU I got for £12, it does the job as well. The voltage I get with those are around 12.1V, and under heavy load it may drop to 12v. That however, I think is down to using pretty long cables involved from the transformer to the PPBA. If you find a PSU which will directly plug into the PPBA with 2.1mm socket you'll be good. 

The main problem with these PSU are however their reliability, and low quality wire. Mine has 22awg wire, which is thin as anything. I'd not trust leaving the Amazon PSU outside for long duration. 

On the other hand, the pegasus PSU even though just like a rebranded generic PSU, does have good wiring(14 awg) a pretty heft to it. I leave it outside 24x7 under a telegizmos cover and haven't had any issues at all. 

Finally, the thing with PSU is you get, what you pay for. If I had more robust outside setup, I'd probably buy the Nevada power supply, but you can't leave it outside without any protection for long periods, hence I went for the the Pegasus PSU. 

Hope that helps. 

 

Cheers, 

Nish

Edited April 19, 2022 by Realtimedoctor