Just bought two of the 12v supplies from ramboy at 19.00 each. I would like to hook the outputs of these in series to create a 24v power supply. Is this possible or is there something that would prevent me from doing this?

Each supply is 12v at 13 amps so I'm thinking I'll get 24v at 13 amps in series....

Ron

Depends on if the outputs are floating or not.

Here's a discussion on PC power supplies:

http://www.procooling.com/articles/h..._s_as_one_.php

Most DC power supplies are floating, so it is likely it will work.

Check the resistance of each output to all 3 wires on the electrical plug (neutral, hot and ground). If they are all open (or at least MegOhm magnitude resistance), it should work.

David

Here's a link to the PS - http://ramboy.com/cosel.htm

When I get them I'll check them per fliirs instructions. Thanks.

Ron

Got the two PS today and checked them per Fliirs instructions. Checked out ok so I hooked them up in series. All's well. 24v

One other question.

Can I just run one ps if I only need 12v without disconnecting it from the other. In other words, just power up one and leave the other one off and still use the same two output leads; Pos from PS-1 and Neg from PS-2? When I do this I get 12v but want to make sure I won't do any damage. I would think not but want to make sure...

Thanks
Ron

No, you can't run with one shut down. The current will not flow thru the one that is off. Just tap a wire on your jumper between the two.

With one off using same leads I'm getting 12v, so it's working.

Just want to verify that I'm not going to cause damage, fire hazard, etc. running them this way.

Ron

Originally posted by rakm
With one off using same leads I'm getting 12v, so it's working.

Just want to verify that I'm not going to cause damage, fire hazard, etc. running them this way.

And it looks like verifying that is exactly what you're now doing! It's not something that's normally done, so you're exploring unknown territory here. You're pushing current from an outside source through the rectifier and possibly the transformer secondary windings of the dead supply, but at the moment I can't think of any reason for that to cause problems. Be sure to let the rest of us know how your experiment turns out.