Watchdog
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How does a regulated power supply differ from your average wall wart?
I realize that with a wall wart the voltage can fluctuate significantly and there are also issues with power not being clean either, especially if you live somewhere like New York or California in the last couple of years with brown outs and rolling blackouts.
How does a regulated power supply work and how does it provide a more stable/better source of power?
Is it worthwhile to build a home version of the META42 and then build a regulated power supply to go with it? I realize this is question can really be a matter of personal opinion and that I will likely get some people saying yes and some no, but I'm more interested in the number of yes and no and the reasons why.
I already have an older version of the Little from Headroom and I'm kind of curious as to how much better the META 42 is.
I built both an amplifier and equalizer from scratch in high school electronics so given that circuit boards are available to be purchased as well as a parts list supplied, etc.... I think I can build the META with a little patience.
I realize that with a wall wart the voltage can fluctuate significantly and there are also issues with power not being clean either, especially if you live somewhere like New York or California in the last couple of years with brown outs and rolling blackouts.
How does a regulated power supply work and how does it provide a more stable/better source of power?
Is it worthwhile to build a home version of the META42 and then build a regulated power supply to go with it? I realize this is question can really be a matter of personal opinion and that I will likely get some people saying yes and some no, but I'm more interested in the number of yes and no and the reasons why.
I already have an older version of the Little from Headroom and I'm kind of curious as to how much better the META 42 is.
I built both an amplifier and equalizer from scratch in high school electronics so given that circuit boards are available to be purchased as well as a parts list supplied, etc.... I think I can build the META with a little patience.