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Subject: power supplies
From: rolfe@ldp.com (Rolfe Tessem)
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 15:21:26 -0500
Larry DiGioia wrote:

> I see in the AES catalog that they carry two lines of 12V supplies, Astron and
> Tripp-Lite. The Astron line *appears* to offer more amps for the $, but I 
> wonder.
> What I do like about the Astron line is that they offer more pounds of power
> transformer for the $.
> 
> Has anyone had any experience with these? Any other alternatives? What I would
> really like is a 220V version of the 50A Astron supply, but I checked, and 
> AES does
> not carry such a thing, only the 32A supply comes that way. Thanks for your 
> help...

Tripp-Lite is a well-respected name in the computer business -- they
make many, many different types of power supplies, UPS's,
surge-protected supplies, etc. I have never seen them carried by an
amateur dealer such as AES because in most amateur applications, the
ways that Tripp-Lite is adding value just aren't too important and
therefore aren't worth paying a premium for.  That's why the Astrons
cost less and they're perfectly good supplies, IMHO.

Rolfe, W1VC

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