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http://www.lipoconnectionsolutions.com/ ... s-2447.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Anybody looked at these?

47A should be enough, eh?

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For all of your 24v welding needs...
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Ive seen a couple of videos of people converting them for bench-top power supplies, but the size might be a tad large to conceal in the base of the Rostock.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b5GZD7ObXY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVbk7cpOJuE[/youtube]
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Jimustanguitar wrote:For all of your 24v welding needs...
I need to weld my ABS parts to the build plate, with less than an hour of warm-up time.

I ordered one of these just now, we'll see how it goes.
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Did you look at ebay at all?

These are all over the place.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-2-HP-406 ... 27f1413dd6" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I wrote about server supplies in this forum years ago...it remains true today: http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=889

Two identical 12V supplies can be used in series to create a 24V supply. The only catch is the second supply has to be opened and have the DC ground isolated from the case to avoid a short circuit through the cases. Fairly easy for someone who knows what to do....but can be challenging for someone who doesn't.

Still, assuming shipping is reasonable, that's a fair price for an already converted pair of supplies. He's created a $60 product by adding $5 of parts and a little labor to recycled supplies with a resale value of about $10 each. Not everyone is handy enough to do it themselves.

You'll have to plug them both into a power strip and use that to turn them on/off. There are no switches on the units.
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