Minion Style Power Supply

[scigu63]

It’s for my daughters’ room amplifier: I had to do it …

Ciao.
Luca

P.S.: here's the 2.0 release Minion Style Power Supply

 

[luka]

haha, good one

 

[wwenze]

No banana to scale?

 

[AndrewT]

USB charger?

 

[Mayday]

Haha I love it

 

[scigu63]

It's a simple 220 Vac / 21 Vcc converter, no USB charger, supplying a TK2050 based amp.

Just a transformer, bridge, 4 x 3300 uF capacitors and a Vmeter.

Ciao.
Luca

 

[Conrad Hoffman]

"Serving evil since the dawn of time."

 

[adason]

it looks cute...
if I may, I would suggest to make that black strip around to look like its bent a little, to give it some 3d perspective

 

[adason]

this is what I mean

 

[dudaindc]

I love it!

 

[Milsdrewbulch]

Is the mains active fused?

 

[scigu63]

There's a fuse on the line wire near the switch, inside the case.

Ciao.
Luca

 

[AndrewT]

It's a simple 220 Vac / 21 Vcc converter, no USB charger, supplying a TK2050 based amp.

Just a transformer, bridge, 4 x 3300 uF capacitors and a Vmeter.

Ciao.
Luca

We now get to find out what it does.

The fuse should be before the insulated terminal block.
i.e. at the FIRST opportunity after the Mains Live enters the enclosure.
add insulation to all the bare mains Live and Neutral connections/joints/wires.

Add second layer of insulation to all the mains wiring.

Consider adding a layer of insulation to all other exposed conductive parts that are near any mains wire. This is to make it impossible for a loose/broken Live wire to touch any other metallic parts that could be a health risk to your child.

 

[Andonio]

Hou did you work on the aluminium surface? Primer, paint, waterproof pen, adhesive plastic foil....?
Luigi

 

[scigu63]

White paint first, then yellow, then black, directly on aluminum plate.

Then I glued its mouth, a color print paper sheet.

Then I covered the plate with a plexiglass sheet.

Ciao.
Luca

 

[infinia]

good soldering iron to go with your PS?

 

[scigu63]

Release 2.0

Here’s the 2.0 release.

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

I followed Adason’s tips and just put a print of his picture on the front, coverd with a plexiglass sheet.

Ciao.
Luca

P.S.: thanks a lot Adason. If You ever come to Italy, You’ll get a lunch payed.

 

[adason]

Beautiful!

 

[audio king]

Ha,sweet! I'm a big Minion fan myself. The girlfriend says I'm 50 going on 5....
Nice work

I bought a Hakko soldering station a while ago,and it really reminds me of a Minion. Gives me a chuckle every time I see it sitting on the bench.