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Sony PS3 APS-231 Power Supply Voltage Mod

April 11, 2017May 1, 2017 The Engineer

I was recently given a Sony PS3 with a dead disc drive, and since I’m not a console gamer I figured I’d see if there were any handy parts inside. Turns out these units contain a rather nice SMPS, the Sony APS-231 with a high power 12v rail, rated at

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Hacks, Personal Project

Dell SE197FPf Monitor 12v Conversion

September 22, 2015 The Engineer

My other monitors are a different model, and have a slightly different main PCB inside, but the process is mostly the same for converting these to 12v supply. In this monitor type, there is only a single board, with all the PSU & logic, instead of separate boards for each

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