Advice on a power supply.

[SWI712]

Good evening all.
Looking for advice on a good all around switching power supply for myself. I'm very much a novice. Have a couple older Radio Shack 25 amp 110/12 volt switching supply. As my collection of light bars grows so does the need for more power at the workbench. Just curious what the more experienced collectors are using. Many thanks.
Dan

 

[Sparky_911]

I use repurposed conputer power supplies for led and strobe bars. Anything halogen or par 36 bulbed would be better run on a car battery with a charger. Tripplite makes some good inverters from 110vac to 12vdc but be ready to pay $$$.

There are also several pinned threads in the questions forum about this.

 

[Jennifer Rose Towing]

I have a few of the Radio Shack power supplies and love them, they can take a lot of abuse! Depending on the light(s) you are running, the Powermax supplies are good for high loads. Better for steady loads as flashers can effect the output at high loads. For halogen bars without any circuits, I have not had any issues with the Amazon cheap supplies. As long as you get at least twice the capacity needed and bridge the terminals you should be good.

 

[SWI712]

Just bought a new pyramid 50amp multi post and multi port switching converter from Amazon. Have not used it yet as it came tonight. It was 179.00. Not too bad compared to other 50amp units. We post after I use it.