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TheJimReaper

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Power supply recommendations
« on: August 11, 2017, 03:57:09 PM »
Does anyone know where I can find an affordable and adjustable DC power supply that has an adjustable current output in the 1 to 50 ma range ?
If not, could someone recommend the best way to limit the current to 5 ma from a higher amperage power supply ?
Thank you

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Re: Power supply recommendations
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2017, 05:12:33 PM »
There are lots of current limiting circuits on the internet of varying complexity. 
Lab bench power supplys usually don't have enough accuracy and precision to operate at such low currents.

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Re: Power supply recommendations
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2017, 03:07:41 PM »
Does anyone know where I can find an affordable and adjustable DC power supply that has an adjustable current output in the 1 to 50 ma range ?
If not, could someone recommend the best way to limit the current to 5 ma from a higher amperage power supply ?
Thank you
If you want to buy one, rather than make your own from components, then I would buy a bench PSU with a maximum output amperage of 2 Amps. Do an Internet search. If you are in the UK, then Maplin do the one I use.

You will need a separate ammeter, as the built-in meters are often miscalibrated or inaccurate.

I would say, however, that the cost of the unit would almost certainly be better put towards the cost of a SilverTron. A bench PSU is for the expert end of the business, not the beginner.