OK - next
step - learning as I go along....
I now know the difference between switching and universal power supplies, and why the audio portion of the EII power supply needs to be linear, and everything else is switched. So....
Even though it powers up now and all buttons, sliders, display and drives work the audio parts need a linear supply. So the plan is to use 2 power supplies
There is enough room to fit the Switching supply in there and to add a linear +-15V supply for just the analog parts. I just picked one up for 15$, so with the 20$ one I all ready bought, it's still reasonable.
I'm just really trying to avoid rebuilding the old supply
But if this doesn't work then I will have no choice.
I have looked everywhere for a combo switching/linear supply and can not find anything....
forward....
Edit:
I picked up this
http://www.mouser.com/catalog/catalogUSD/643/2146.pdf for 30$, 3"x5" form factor - 125W 5V gives 15amps, 12V gives 5amps
and this
http://avnetexpress.avnet.com/store/em/EMController/AC-to-DC-Power-Supply/Power-One/HBB15-1-5-AG/_/R-6474452/A-6474452/An-0?action=part&catalogId=500201&langId=-1&storeId=500201 for 15$ 5x7" form +/-15V Linear Power supply
I'm going to install these and have a hybrid switching linear supply. There's enough room in there for them. I may install a small cooling fan with a rheostat to controll speed to suck the hot air out of the power supply area.
There is still one more of the 15V power supplies on ebay for 15$ NOS if anyone is interested in going down this road, they're about 80-90$ new.
Some new standoffs on the power board metal and we should be good to go! I'm away all next week, so it will have to wait until the following week, but i will definitely update, but feeling positive about the whole thing.
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