Bipolar Power Supply


± 12 V / 0.5 A Bipolar Power Supply

Goal:

Design and build a robust Eurorack format compatible bipolar power supply

Scope:

± 12 V / 0.5 A output

Features:

± 12 V Output on a 10-pin DIP connector compatible with the Eurorack Synthesizer format

Robust construction and Safe thermal / electrical design

Low noise capacitor bypassed rectifier stage

Power Transistor buffered Zener Diode Power dissipation stage

LM7812 / LM7912 linear regulation stage

Fused primary and secondary transistor coils and good thermal overhead at 0.5 A total load current

Use cases:

Power and test OpAmp / Transistor based circuits

Power Eurorack format modular audio gear