Off the shelf PCB

Captn Dave · 1st February 2011, 05:58 PM

It seems to me that some circuits are just so common that someone should be selling off-the-shelf circuit boards. For instance a power supply board that will accept a TO-220, caps, resistors, diodes etc for a simple power supply is probably out there for sale somewhere. Does anyone know of a source for such a board? I've tried mouser, allied and ebay without finding anything.

jcx · 1st February 2011, 06:06 PM

you will want to search for kits - often the pcb are available separate

but there are large variation in appications so there are no "universal" power supply or amp project pcb

for the ~1 dozen part circuit you should learn point-to-point prototyping techniques - "vero" "perf boards" some just have holes, others have power bus, solder pad patterns - these can be "permenant" - often used inside custom test/calibration rigs at "real" companies

Captn Dave · 06:25 PM

Well, I have and will continue to do the point to point thing.

It's just that I'm lazy and it seemed like with 9000 circuit boards offered on ebay, some of those would be DIY freindly boards for something as common as a power supply. For instance Tim Millet offers a very inexpensive and versatile PCB for a common design of a push pull tube power amp.

BTW, I did that years ago and only used it for a short while. Looking at the photo I see that I used the wrong side of the card!!! The learning curve is steep. :-)

alexcp · 1st February 2011, 06:51 PM

One thing that comes to mind is the power supply PCBs (and kits) from chipamp.com. They are not regulated, but otherwise are highly usable in a variety of projects.

Minion · 1st February 2011, 11:31 PM

You should try making your own PCB"s ... it is really quite simple ....

RHosch · 15th February 2011, 04:03 AM

Rod Elliot pcb's?

Kinnja · 15th February 2011, 10:37 PM

Maybe this:

Universal Power Supply PCB

1st February 2011, 05:58 PM	#1
Captn Dave diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Off the shelf PCB It seems to me that some circuits are just so common that someone should be selling off-the-shelf circuit boards. For instance a power supply board that will accept a TO-220, caps, resistors, diodes etc for a simple power supply is probably out there for sale somewhere. Does anyone know of a source for such a board? I've tried mouser, allied and ebay without finding anything.

1st February 2011, 06:22 PM	#3
Captn Dave diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Well, I have and will continue to do the point to point thing. It's just that I'm lazy and it seemed like with 9000 circuit boards offered on ebay, some of those would be DIY freindly boards for something as common as a power supply. For instance Tim Millet offers a very inexpensive and versatile PCB for a common design of a push pull tube power amp. BTW, I did that years ago and only used it for a short while. Looking at the photo I see that I used the wrong side of the card!!! The learning curve is steep. :-) Last edited by Captn Dave; 1st February 2011 at 06:25 PM.

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1st February 2011, 06:06 PM	#2
jcx diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ..	you will want to search for kits - often the pcb are available separate but there are large variation in appications so there are no "universal" power supply or amp project pcb for the ~1 dozen part circuit you should learn point-to-point prototyping techniques - "vero" "perf boards" some just have holes, others have power bus, solder pad patterns - these can be "permenant" - often used inside custom test/calibration rigs at "real" companies

1st February 2011, 06:51 PM	#4
alexcp diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Blog Entries: 28	One thing that comes to mind is the power supply PCBs (and kits) from chipamp.com. They are not regulated, but otherwise are highly usable in a variety of projects.

1st February 2011, 11:31 PM	#5
Minion diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006	You should try making your own PCB"s ... it is really quite simple ....

15th February 2011, 04:03 AM	#6
RHosch diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: SouthEast	Rod Elliot pcb's?

15th February 2011, 10:37 PM	#7
Kinnja diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007	Maybe this: Universal Power Supply PCB

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