Trying to find a Power supply for aimtrack...

[peteski]

Hi there,

I was just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction, I'm having a bit of trouble finding. A power supply for the aimtrack recoil system. It needs 20-34 volts with a peak of 5 amps. I'm not great when it comes to this stuff but 5 amps sounds like a lot...

Anyway, Just wondering what other people are using for their setups.   

Thanks
Pete

[Paul Olson]

something like this should work fine. It is definitely cheap, so build quality might not be the best, but I don't think you will pushing it too hard with the aimtracks. I just bought one to use with a shaker motor, but I haven't hooked it up yet.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006QSOF60/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Slippyblade]

5 amps may sound like a lot, but think about what you are doing.  It's firing an electromagnet with enough oomph to jerk your hand, and doing it as quickly as you can pull the trigger.  That's a lot of juice.

[peteski]

Yeah it would have to supply a decent punch!
I'll just have to make sure it's safe.

Thanks for the pointers!

[WindDrake]

I bought one of these for my token dispenser build.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/24V-5A-DC-Universal-Regulated-Switching-Power-Supply-/370609651392?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564a0e7ec0

Works great, and I actually like the PCB layout. Designed to be serviced, all highpower resistors up off the board, etc. Decent PSU.