On 5/19/2015 4:43 PM, Denny Esterline wrote: > Might consider suggestions for a step down power supply that will accept > 240V AC or DC and put out 120V at about 7 amps to run the version I can g= et. > > Willing to consider more "out of the box" ideas if anyone has any. - Autotransformers are significantly smaller and cheaper than similarly=20 rated isolation transformers (less copper.) This would work for AC. - Rectify and chop DC. This sounds like a safety issue. - Start with a 48v DC SMPS rail and boost to 120v DC out. - Different drill: http://r.ebay.com/HgE9be - Martin --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .