[Kippei]

More professional or all in one design?

 

[Jazper]

enough is a very relative term

Steps includes a filter and has provision for fast switching soft recovery diodes.

 

[Kippei]

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Originally Posted by Jazper enough is a very relative term Steps includes a filter and has provision for fast switching soft recovery diodes.

I tot steps is tread with a transformer by looking at the circuit diagram

 

[DaKi][er]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kippei I tot steps is tread with a transformer by looking at the circuit diagram

They are the same, just the STEPS has a board mounted transformer, mains filtering and room for bigger parts while the TREAD is a small cut down version and you have to arrage your own transformer or power input

 

[robzy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaKi][er They are the same, just the STEPS has a board mounted transformer, mains filtering and room for bigger parts while the TREAD is a small cut down version and you have to arrage your own transformer or power input

Rob.

 

[Garbz]

Room for bigger parts. Nuff said.

 

[mono]

STEPS is an entire PSU platform while tread is but one modular part. Also keep in mind that Steps "might" have cleaner output at higher current levels than Tread... not everyone might be using either for only an opamp based headamp.

 

[Kippei]

I got the idea ... when you mention the last part

 

[1UP]

Can someone tell me the rough total outlay for a STEPS?

 

[skyskraper]

seeing as ur in the uk ud have to crunch numbers solo if one of the uk head fi'ers can't chip in.

 

[DaKi][er]

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Originally Posted by 1UP Can someone tell me the rough total outlay for a STEPS?

Sorry to sound so blunt, but I'm going to have to tell you to work it out for yourself, this is a DIY forum

I don’t know what suppliers are in the UK, but farnell and RS are a start

 

[tess]

Transformer from RS, everything else from Farnell.

The one thing you cant get in the UK is the PCB fuse holders, so use an external holder.

 

[MASantos]

you can get everything form digikey for about 60Euros (around £40) without case and shipping!!! If you want to know the differences between both go to www.tangentsoft.net, he´s the creator of both and there you will find all there is to knwo about these PS.

cheers

Manuel

 

[tangent]

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Originally Posted by tess The one thing you cant get in the UK is the PCB fuse holders

I doubt that, actually. While the Keystone (?) ones I recommend in the parts list may be hard to find, it's actually a very generic design. I'd be stunned if someone else didn't make something substantially identical.