Guys, check out this supply

**TLK** · 12-26-2003, 06:10 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting

Is this any good?

**Shark** · 12-26-2003, 06:22 AM

us$30 is a good price, but it's for 24volt batteries (or between 19V and 32V, recording to specifications on the page...), so unless you're gonna make a car pc for a truck or something it's no use as far as i know...

**skoda** · 12-26-2003, 07:47 AM

They have a 12VDC psu
http://www.orbitmicro.com/products/p...c-dc%20ps2.htm

**tom2112** · 12-26-2003, 12:35 PM

Nice PSU, but $179 is a bit high. May as well go with the Opus 150W.

**barrettg** · 12-26-2003, 03:14 PM

I'm pretty sure the PSU you are talking about is the one that is manufactured by Keypower. I got a keypower about 6 months ago and I highly recommended it. Opus told me that I would not be able to run a full size motherboard and Athlon processor on their 150 watt psu, but I have my computer, display, harddrive, dvd and all that good stuff running on the Keypower PSU without it breaking a sweat. Also it does any excellent job of handling Suspend-to-Ram functions as well.

**TLK** · 12-26-2003, 05:56 PM

OIC, well how come there arent cheap 12V versions of this Orion?

**cproaudio** · 12-27-2003, 02:10 AM

If you can get away with using Opus PSU then you should use it. If you require more wattage, then go with Keypower. Keep in mind that Opus is over 90% efficient and Keypower is only 60%. This means that if you have 2 identical PCs with one powered by Opus and the other powered by Keypower, the Opus system will out last the keypower system by roughly about 30% longer. In other words If you have both systems turned on for 2 hours, you'll have better chance to start up your car if you had the Opus PSU. You should read the faq thread in the newbie section. There's a good post about PSUs.
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...83&postcount=8