Mean Well RSP-500-15 Switching Power Supply
IT just arrived. Initial impressions: Much heavier than the cheapowatt 1/2" wider, 1/2 inch longer and almost 1/2 inch less High than cheapowatt. The casing is about 50 to 75% thicker aluminum t...
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While not designed to be portable, I do remove the MEanwell from my cabinet door( 4 screws), and have 2 sets of some 8awg alligator clamps and 10AWG extension cables with 45 amp Anderson Powerpoles.
I installed an older voltmeter and the Bourns 1K ohm 10 turn potentiometer within a LED dimmer housing on the arm extensions which are strain relief for the wires entering and exiting.
The Pic above shows it top charging my friend's 2 group31 Northstar AGM batteries that just sit unused. The top Wattmeter is hooked directly to output, the bottom wattmeter is just my portable one busted out for the second battery. The NS AGM's seem to lose less than 1% per month in Southern california coastal climate, based on how much AH they accept before amps taper to 0.4a at 14.7v and the time that passed since last top off.
I love this power supply. It gets a lot of use at max output, and just floating my battery at 13.6v while powering all DC loads.
