Got sick of all the power bricks and power strips

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I have 4 machines and a camera rig on one table (dual fdm printer with dryer box, cnc router with 3/4 hp trim router with vacuum, currently an atomstack a5 pro+ m40 but soon to be a 36watt laser, a sla printer, and soon to be a delta fdm speed builder, so I have a lot of plugs in one area by the time you add lights. So I did some calcs and some real world measurement with watt meter and amp gauges and figured I would put in a single 24vdc power converter and then drop on a couple of voltage regs and such and move my smaller units over to this ugly thing, but it frees up a bunch of plugs and unifies the power infrastructure, I’ll see how it does over the next little bit. Built with an entire career of doing stuff like this in the real world, I know I push a little bit but i keep it in mind over the course of it its usage.

I know I will make a better enclosure system for it all.

I am wondering though if this has been done before does it generate any feedback issues between the machines if I did try to run 3d printers or 2 lasers at the same time if it was supplying ample power for both at the same time

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Think about your house wiring. Does it supply ample power to all the outlets, or do the lights dim when the A/C kicks on?

Ample supply capability (2x your expected load) and ample wire sizes (bigger is better) and you should be good to go.

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that is what i think. i have lowered electric requirements of this building by 300 percent since i moved in here

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I know the feeling :frowning: These are my power supplies and axis drivers…and the eStop relays too (lower right) :D. And that’s just the BOTTOM of the shelf: compute/control electronics on top.

(And, to MikeyH, the CNC+LASER runs off a dedicated 240VAC 30A circuit, everything on the cart is 240V. 20A breaker, contactor and power-line filters at input)

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power management is such a pain in the arse

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Don’t forget to leave a little for the A/C!

My “shop” is 2 machines with accessories running off a single 120v 15a outlet in a spare bedroom. With plenty of A/C (in FL). :joy:

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We sure do make efficient use of what we’ve got, don’t we!?

I too would have stuck with the 120V, except when it became clear that (as required by code, according an electrician) literally every single outside plug on the perimeter of the house uses that same–and only–circuit in the garage. So when the machine is running, if the compressor (outside) kicks on, everything dies. Or when I plug in the electric weed-whacker to trim the back yard, everything dies. Yeah, “once” was more than enough times for me to decide a new, separate 240V circuit was needed.

More power to ya, MikeyH

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