Budget DC Bench Power Supply

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I am starting up a new hobby and it will involve some basic electronics so to that end i need a billy budget DC bench PSU i need no more than 30v and 10 amps
any thoughts, oh i also need + and i voltage with ground.
 
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I bought a decent Tenma one almost 10 years ago for £60, the gosh darned thing is £90 now! but it looks like it does much the same as yours above, minus the usb output.

looks like you can get that one on amazon for £42 ish? /edit, or not, price varies on power output,
 
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I bought a decent Tenma one almost 10 years ago for £60, the gosh darned thing is £90 now! but it looks like it does much the same as yours above, minus the usb output.

looks like you can get that one on amazon for £42 ish? /edit, or not, price varies on power output,
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yeah pretty much they are about £43 for 5amp but i might need 10a so it is maybe £51
I am building a replica S-100 computer chassis
 
A lot of cheap PSU's chuck out terrible RF noise. A quick look online shows that the one you've found is bad for this and also has a very annoying "beep" every time you move a knob:

"There is no reason to buy such PSU. First of all, this is switching power supply, and this means that it's output is very noisy, it produces high EM interference for nearby equipment. And it's max current is just 10 Amps which is almost the same as for popular linear PSU with 5-10 Amps. In addition this is a cheap Chinese switching mode PSU, which means that it is even more noisy than branded PSU, it produce more EM interferences, has unstable output and is not reliable. This is just a noisy kids toy.

And after all, such cheap switching mode PSU may be unsafe for your life and equipment. Because it uses cheap components on a "hot" (high voltage) part of circuit." That was one review.
 
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A lot of cheap PSU's chuck out terrible RF noise. A quick look online shows that the one you've found is bad for this and also has a very annoying "beep" every time you move a knob:

"There is no reason to buy such PSU. First of all, this is switching power supply, and this means that it's output is very noisy, it produces high EM interference for nearby equipment. And it's max current is just 10 Amps which is almost the same as for popular linear PSU with 5-10 Amps. In addition this is a cheap Chinese switching mode PSU, which means that it is even more noisy than branded PSU, it produce more EM interferences, has unstable output and is not reliable. This is just a noisy kids toy.

And after all, such cheap switching mode PSU may be unsafe for your life and equipment. Because it uses cheap components on a "hot" (high voltage) part of circuit." That was one review.
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yep i know what you mean but its a hobby i am just starting on and literally cannot throw much money in to this bench power supply, any recommendations i can go a bit more money?
 
Sorry I can't recommend anything anywhere near that price point with variable voltage etc. Maybe the EMF output won't affect you if it's only occasional use and may be upgraded at some point if you get into it.
 
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