Sunday, December 14, 2025

It needs more power!

Each voice card draws approximately 500mA from +12V and another 500mA from -12V.

My current Doepfer PSU supplies 1200mA per rail, so I can drive two cards from that.

Also, I see that the rails sag a bit, to 11.6V when fully loaded. That may be trimmed but who knows.

 

Anyway, time to start looking for other solutions. Here are some quick google results:

DIY High Power Supply

https://aisynthesis.com/eurorack-high-power-supply-build-guide/ 

dual 2.5A 12V and single 2.5A -12V. Uses an off-the-shelf regulator module, URB2412LD-30WR3 from Hi-Link: https://www.hlktech.net/index.php?id=165, which is able to step down up to 24W to 12V. It's powered from a 10.5V 6.92Amp PSU

 

 

100W and 70W PSUs with some of the same style but with additional circuitry

https://konstantlab.audio/shop/hammerpwr-100w-eurorack-modular-power-supply/ 

https://konstantlab.audio/shop/seventypwr-70w-eurorack-modular-power-supply/ 

 

Another 5A variant:

https://www.exploding-shed.com/befaco-trolley-bus/100453

The issue with all these are that they don't give me 5A on the -12V rail.

 

A nifty breadboard version:

https://www.exploding-shed.com/clacktronics-proto-psu/100597

 

Another breadboard version that looks like it can be used for my dual ground standard (outer power rails are +/-12V, inner are ground)

https://www.exploding-shed.com/transient-modules-breadboard-supply/100407

 

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I consider using separate regulators near every voice card.  

Perhaps an URA2412LD-20WR3 can be used, it's supposedly +/-12V, +/-833mA, which is plenty for each channel.

There is also a similar URB24_YMD-20WR3 which has half the footprint. I can't see what else is different.