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Title: New Emulator II / II+ / II+HD Power Supply - Drop-in Replacement Post by: Abstrakt on November 14, 2018, 06:51:39 PM Abstrakt Instruments has introduced a new pre-calibrated drop-in replacement power supply for E-mu Emulator II / II+ / II+HD. It's based on the Mean Well RT-85C.
I had been meaning to make this part for our EII's for years but finally got around to it. Since all the work is done I decided to make a bunch available to the community. There's currently about a dozen out there - we quietly introduced these with no press release as it's such a small and tight community. You can buy on eBay or directly from the website. https://www.ebay.com/itm/292817696388 https://abstraktinstruments.com/buy/direct/?product=emulator-ii-power-supply The manual is available here: https://abstraktinstruments.com/content/manuals/EII_PSU_Abstrakt.pdf - Brian Title: Re: New Emulator II / II+ / II+HD Power Supply - Drop-in Replacement Post by: Elmbeatz on November 27, 2018, 03:18:54 AM Cool!
That's quite a lot of money though. Title: Re: New Emulator II / II+ / II+HD Power Supply - Drop-in Replacement Post by: dfiorucci on November 27, 2018, 10:42:12 PM Very Nice ;D
Title: Re: New Emulator II / II+ / II+HD Power Supply - Drop-in Replacement Post by: alka on December 28, 2018, 07:30:26 AM very nice work
Title: Re: New Emulator II / II+ / II+HD Power Supply - Drop-in Replacement Post by: modmaker on February 11, 2019, 10:08:36 AM I installed mine yesterday. Went like a charm.
Approximately 30 minutes from unscrewing the first screw in the chassis to having finished. Well implemented I would say. To keep shipping costs down, perhaps a version without the actual RT-85c, which probably can be easily found locally, could be offered? Then, calibration will also be needed. A comment on the price: Yes, considering the MeanWell RT-85c could probably be purchased for some ?30-35 it might be percieved as expensive but that solution come without the fitted board, no 1:1 matching connectors and no calibration. One still would have to adjust for the different voltages the machine expects. I compared the price to having the old power supply refurbished. This solution is more efficient and produces less heat at a similar price. Also, a clean implementation helps the instrument retain it's value compared to anything I woould have been able to build myself. It was worth it to me. |