Garden Railways – August 2019

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ANATOMY OF A DIY POWER SUPPLY

■ Power socket: Antrader

6pcs Inlet Module Plug

Male Power Socket with 5A

Fuse Switch 10A 250V 3 Pin

IEC320 C14. (Search “AC 3-pin

power socket”)

■ Power supply: JOYLIT 120W

Switching Power Supply DC

MATERIALS

Note: While I am listing the specific products I used for this

project, the nature of online retail means there’s always a chance

some items won’t be readily available in the future. I’ve provided

search terms to help you find similar items.

24V 5A Transformer Regulat-

ed (Search “24 volt 5 amp

power supply”)

■ Throttle: uniquegoods 12V

24V 36V 48V 6A DC Motor

Speed Controller Adjustable

Reducer Control Switch With

Shell (Search “DC Motor

Speed Control”)

Optional accessories

■ Cooling fan: Search “DC

cooling fan”

■ Volt/Amp meter: Search

“panel mount DC volt

meter” or “panel mount

DC multimeter”

C

B

B

C

A

D

Throttle mounted in

top of box

Live

(black)

Neutral

(clear/white)

Ground

(green)

Blue (-)

TO POWER SOCKET TO THROTTLE

Red (+)

Ground

Neutral

Live

POWER SOCKET CONNECTIONS

TO POWER SUPPLY

Power socket

mounted in side

of box

Ventilation

holes

POWER SUPPLY

Red (+) and blue (-)
wires to DC outputs
on power supply

Thread wires from

throttle through

back of box.

BACK OF TOOL BOX

Wires secured with screws

THROTTLE

POWER SOCKET

CONTAINER