Adrian C wrote in message
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N_Cook wrote:
If it was not for Technics make and going by the heavy lump of metal,
for no
functional purpose, I would have said it was a con.


It's a very clean power supply, virtually as good as a battery as
regards supply noise.

Technics have this used all over the place, from pre-amplifiers to CD,
DVD and Blueray players.

More info here
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread/t-118458.html


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Adrian C

Looks like a regular linear ps to me except for the transformer being about
4 times the size necessary for a preamp and relays - more superfluous
weight.
Pair of 3300uF caps , 78M18,79M18, 5V reg , no chokes, no mu-metal or
anything noticeably odd but, at least, no gold plating.

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