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Reviewed in Mexico on January 3, 2022
se calienta muy rapido, el ventilador es muy ruidoso y constantemente hace un pitido sin conectarle nada, despues de conectarle algo de 19 v el ventilador entra inmediatamente haciendo mucho ruido... no se si fue el producto o la mala suerte de que estaba dañado... habia escuchado exelentes reseñas, pero me decepciono
Wilson Klym
Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2022
This unit has been sitting on my workbench for around 2 years now. I purchased it for hobby electronics and powering breadboard circuits.Good:- Accurate to within 10s of millivolts at it's worst from my experience.- very low voltage ripple @30V 5A with around 30 mV according to my oscilloscope @30V 5A- Very nice looking transformer located inside the unit.- Extremely good performance for the value. For equivalent quality / specs (not the other trash on Amazon) most other competitors would charge at least twice as much.Bad:- there is still 0.053V across the output when you have the voltage set to 0V.- The controls are a little odd, but totally usable and you get used to it pretty quick. Just not my favourite.- The fan can be a little loud.Overall:This unit is one of the best on Amazon and you can't go wrong with it. As long as you're not expecting extreme scientific accuracy and ripple levels you will not be disappointed.
VictorM87
Reviewed in Mexico on February 14, 2021
La caja venía golpeada no estaba bien asegurada pero la fuente está en buenas condiciones y funcionando al 100
NixZiZ
Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2019
The KORAD unit I received exhibited great performance, especially against its peers at similar price ranges.The first thing you'll notice when you pull it out of the box is, it's quite heavy. This is a good thing, the transformer inside the unit looks to be of good quality.The second thing you'll notice, if you apply an electronic load drawing the full 5 amps, is the unit will switch to constant current at 5A. The voltage may drop a little bit (few millivolts) but that's no big deal... you shouldn't run bench power supplies at full load anyways.I and a coworker tested the unit with an oscilloscope and a precise, calibrated electronic load. The voltage readout on the unit under load was bang on. The current readout was bang on. And the ripple, at ~30V drawing the full 5 amps, the maximum power for the unit... was 10 millivolts.This is amazing for such a low cost variable power supply. 10 millivolts ripple will allow you to power many high speed electronic systems with it, and it's cheap enough you can have multiple around to provide for various rails. Of course, it is outside the spec of some parts, but if you're developing with those parts, you will have the budget for more expensive gear to fit that spec.All in all, this is a VERY impressive hobbyist bench power supply, and I hope the quality never falls. They can charge double for this device, and it would still be worth it. I'm using it to power the 24v logic of the Teknic Clearpath SC servo system, and it works very well for that purpose.
Stephane
Reviewed in Canada on December 10, 2017
Good power supply, working good , only the fan is noisy (it rattle at low load) it's the way the fan is driven i think
jr_Tech
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2016
Easy to use compact supply for the hobbyist bench. Actual dimensions are approximately 10.5" deep X 4.4" wide X 6.5" high... dimensions stated in the description are incorrect (may be that of the box).I bought 2 of the supplies so that I might work with circuits that require + and - voltages. The two units stack nicely and take up very little space on the corner of my workbench. While voltage metering is quite accurate, current readings may be a bit off on some units. In one test, I set up a 1 amp current limit on both supplies, and connected them to 3 ohm 5% power resistors. Current delivered to the two resistors, measured with a Tektronix DMM850 was quite close to the set value, measuring 1.003 amps from the upper supply in my stack and 0.994 amps from the lower unit...very accurate indeed! However, the *current reading* of the upper unit was not as accurate, indicating that the supply was putting out 1.062 amps, while the bottom unit was very close at an indicated 1.001 amps. This is perhaps not quite "lab grade" performance, but good enough for most hobby applications. I did discover one weak point in the protection scheme of the unit... while it is well protected against shorts and over temperature conditions, one must be very careful not to reverse connect to a battery capable of delivering much current. When charging and testing an 18 volt B&D battery pack, I accidentally reverse connected one unit and killed the output... it did not reset even with a power off cycle. A protection diode in the output of the supply had shorted, which did indeed protect the supply from distruction. After the diode, a 1N5480 was replaced, the unit functioned perfectly, but I might not have been so fortunate if I had reverse connected the supply to a higher current source, such as an automobile battery. Fyi, the protection diode is located on the front board very near the output terminals, so about 10-15 minutes of disassembly is required to get to it.
CraigB
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2015
I have only had this unit for one day, so time will tell if it stands-up. The unit arrived with the chassis ground knob off, no big deal, screwed it back on. The biggest problem was one segment line was intermittent when turned one. You could gently tap the chassis and it would flicker on.....usually an indication of a bad solder joint. Not wanting to send this unit back, and being an electrical/electronics engineer (retired), I pulled the cover. As suspected, it was a bad joint. Hit is with an soldering iron and problem solved.The unit is well made, but the company could improve it's QA (I would of given it 5 stars if it arrived with zero problems) It should not of made it out of the factory, this joint was obvious. The unit operates well, as good if not better than supplies costing twice. Very stable and accurate. I tested the Current Limiting and Over Current Protection, both features operated as stated.The one feature I wish it had was an output enable/disable, but instead, I just pulled the banana connector when needed.I recommend this unit wholeheartedly.
Alan Huneke
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2014
I looked at a lot of supplies and bought this one based on the reviews. As a retired engineer, I'm used to using the high-end stuff, but $500+ is a little much for home use. The $30-$50 units seemed too cheap and the reviews certainly reflect that. The first thing I did when I got this was to pull the cover off. I was impressed with the assembly. Good practice was used. The cables are laced (always a good sign of care being taken), the transformer is huge and the heat sinking looks good. I don't have access to a schematic, so there is no way to evaluate the design, but the innards look great.The controls exceeded my expectations and are very easy to use. The voltage displays in units of .01V and current in units of .001A. Of course, the accuracy is not that good (and doesn't need to be) but you can tweak the settings easily for fine control as needed. To adjust either, just turn the knob. Pressing the knob changes which digit it's changing (10's of volts, 1's of volts, 0.1's of volts or 0.01's of volts). Ditto for current. Note that the knob clicks but it isn't always perfect. So, for instance, to change a setting on the fly, I may select the next unit down and come at the new setting by using 10 clicks instead of one.I'll describe how to use the supply in constant voltage mode. True constant current mode is rarely used, so I won't spend any time on that. To start out, unhook all the outputs. The GND terminal is nothing more than earth ground carried though from the AC line card. It is usually good practice to connect the ground to whatever is consider "common". (Yes, I know about ground loops and the need to sometimes avoid them, but for digital work that is rarely an issue). For most of what we do, common is the "-" post, so hook it to ground. This is easy to do by using some hookup wire and making a jumper using the holes in the posts that you see when you unscrew them a little ways. Now turn on the supply and set the voltage to what you need (for example, 5.0V). Adjust the current to something you think is perhaps twice the expected current needed. This will help protect your circuitry in case something is hooked up wrong.If you now press and hold the current knob until the OCP light comes on, you will set the supply to shut down if the current limit is exceeded. If you don't do this and too much current is being drawn, the supply will enter constant current mode and just reduce the voltage to whatever is needed to push out the current set by the current limit adjustment. If this is caused by an incorrect hookup, you may at this point be frying your circuit. OCP will help prevent that by shutting down the supply. You may still end up blowing something out, but the chances are less. If the supply shuts down, you can start it up again by just tweaking the voltage knob a bit. After things are set up, press and hold the voltage knob until the panel lock comes on. This will prevent anyone (such as little curious hands) from accidently changing your settings.The meters are dual purpose. When you are turning a knob, they show the voltage or current limit setting. After a moment, they go back to reading out the current and voltage being output from the supply.I haven't evaluated parameters like regulation, accuracy, ripple, etc. If I see anything unexpected I'll update this post. Just remember the meters are not accurate to 4 digits but are pretty good (better than 1%). There is utility in having more resolution than precision. For instance, you may want to look for small current changes. My hat's off to the designers for setting them up this way. It is useful if you understand the limitations.I think it is good practice not to push any low priced supply to the design limit. I bought the 5amp model with the intention of never using it to supply more than a few amps. Current is the killer for supplies and being conservative will help it last a long time, I hope.
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