<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Sep 18, 2006, at 8:56 AM, Bob Richards wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>Buy one, and let me know how it turns out. </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>I did. I'll let you know.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ron Van Putte</DIV><DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV><B><I>Ron Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class="replbq" style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Sep 18, 2006, at 5:12 AM, Bob Richards wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV>Is this a hypothetical question, or do you have a link to the said 25A computer power supply???</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>It's real. Check: <A href="http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP400W&cat=PWR">http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP400W&cat=PWR</A></DIV> <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV>Ron Van Putte</DIV> <DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Ron Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class="replbq" style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Pardon the rant of a curmudgeon of the subject of power supplies for <BR>electrics. As the son of a mother who was born in Scotland, I am <BR>always looking for value. I often see products being bought and used <BR>because a person or group with "credentials" uses them. As a group, <BR>we are a bunch of lemmings and whatever the anointed individual or <BR>group uses, we buy and use. Logic regarding value doesn't seem to <BR>enter the discussion. For example, a current "must have" for the <BR>electric-powered Pattern airplane guys is an Iota power supply. Will <BR>someone please tell me what this very fine power supply will do that <BR>a switching computer power supply from Geeks.com, with a 12 volt, 25 <BR>amp output and costing less than $20, won't do?<BR><BR>I could go on regarding motors, ESCs, chargers and batteries, but <BR>I'll save those for other rants.<BR><BR>Ron Van Putte<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR><A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">_______________________________________________</DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">NSRCA-discussion mailing list</DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">NSRCA-discussion mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>