Even if someone else is building the power supply, you still have to handle the installation, i.e. connecting the power cord to the chassis, the transformer to the PSU, etc... You'd still have to know how to deal with AC, DC and capacitors without zapping yourself. So, like KatieandDad said, learn a new skill, or buy a pre-made amp.
how much can you pay to have a highly skilled engineer design / build / test a custom PS if local shipping is a priority? this isn't getting your lawn trimmed. LOL
I can help you understand what you need and write a spec so you could farm the job out for bids>
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More than a few times I have wished that someone could design and print boards for available power supply components and regulators. That is to say, multi-stage regulated supplies that are actually good at doing what they should. There are some premade DIY units, but they tend to be noisy and poorly layed out. I would love to see instrumentation grade ultra low noise power supplies for low current applications.
Agreed, seems it would be easy to check some boxes for required specs and the right components can be installed to a standard PCB for end user application.
Someone who is knowledgable in various types of power supply design, CAD and pcb design software could make a nice little income on the side. As mentioned, there are tons of DIY and completed power supplies out there, but they tend to be very "hobby grade" coming in a narrow selection of fixed voltage and current arrangments with high noise. Someone who can offer instrumentation grade performance would be paramount in this hobby. A service where a fellow can take our drawn or CAD schematics and print well-layed out printed circuit boards would be useful, too. I don't know how to use pcd cad programs, and I would guess most people don't.
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