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Spare Power transformer
« on: January 26, 2015, 04:39:13 PM »
I read in an earlier forum that it was a good idea to carry a spare power transformer for the DL 1608. The cheapest one I found was from Aliexpress.com for about $8.00 all in. 12v 5amp.
Much more costly on Ebay.
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Re: Spare Power transformer
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2015, 12:25:27 AM »
that's a great price ....buy it !
I paid close to 20.00 for mine.  and yes it's a great idea carry a spare.  Hell it's a great
idea to carry a spare EVERYTHING.   almost 2 years into the 1608 and I still carry a spare board !

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Re: Spare Power transformer
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2015, 01:05:38 AM »
That's a great price - I paid $8.99 for a 3A one a couple years back. I've used it on gigs no prob. I also carry a spare router and at least two iPads. Oh, and a small spare mixer (Yamaha MG82FX). Plus a spare main, etc :) .

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Re: Spare Power transformer
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2015, 09:54:10 AM »
I carry a spare mixer and two iPads, nothing else would stop the show e.g. if a main speaker (QSC K12) goes down I'll use a monitor (Yamaha DXR10) if the sub goes down I'll do without.....

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Re: Spare Power transformer
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2015, 12:52:48 PM »
I've even got a spare van! :laugh:

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Re: Spare Power transformer
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2015, 02:15:33 PM »
I haven't even got a main van  :(

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Re: Spare Power transformer
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2015, 08:08:13 PM »
Personally, I wouldn't trust a show to the cheapest transformer I could buy. My spare is better than the stock one.

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Re: Spare Power transformer
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2015, 08:15:52 PM »
That's a good point but how do you test a transformer and what makes a better one better? Where did you get yours, what brand and how much ?
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Re: Spare Power transformer
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2015, 08:24:34 PM »
The first test is to look at the price. When you get it in hand, you can do the pin 1 test, listen for rf hash in your outputs, and listen for noise while holding the power supply next to the mixer with channels open.

Here's a message listing the one I got.

http://cacophony.aspinock.com/index.php?topic=412.msg3090#msg3090

Here are two long threads explaining why it matters, aside from the likelihood of the cheapest supply simply burning up.

http://cacophony.aspinock.com/index.php?topic=383.0
http://cacophony.aspinock.com/index.php?topic=239.0

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Re: Spare Power transformer
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2015, 08:32:48 PM »
Thanks for the info, I'll test the cheap one and list my findings soon.
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William
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