Soundcraft 200b PSU upgrade - which

[jensenmann]

Gareth Connor may be of help. He´s an ex-Soundcraft employe and knows everything about these desks: GJC Designs About

[brianroth]

Dear Polymono,

That power supply you linked is NOT correct because it supplies only +15 VDC versus the +/- 15 VDC (bipolar) voltages required by the desk.

I was curious (bored? LOL) and poked around for European sources for Power-One linear supplies, and then the very similar supplies made by International Power.

It appears that perhaps linear supplies have been "banned" in Europe because they are "not Green Enough to suit the suits in Belgium???" <g>

Shrug...I find many USA sources for linear supplies, and this one even has a choice to see pricing in Pounds Sterling:

HDD15-5-AG Power-One | Mouser

They also list the equivalent unit from International Power:

IHDD15-5.0 International Power | Mouser

Now I have NO idea where those would be shipped from, what if any import taxes or VAT may be charged, etc....I'm merely a satisfied Mouser customer here in the USA.

In addition, the "stock" Soundcraft power supply also provides +48 VDC for phantom powering.

Best,

Bri

[polymono]

thanks for the replies guys,

brian - i really appreciate your findings. I see yes that mouser have the power one hdd15 available to the uk now. I guess its a question of whether i feel competent enough to import one of these and set it up properly without producing any smoke!

I've noticed a couple of newish soundcraft dcp 125's on ebay that seem identical to the cps 150 except quite a bit newer (i think they came out to be compatible with the spirit range). I think this might be the safe bet for now, i should imagine this should sort out my major problems for now.

thanks again for the help