Powerstax offers form, fit and function replacements
Industrial power supply manufacturer, Powerstax, offers users of legacy equipment and those involved with repair or refurbishment of critical or capital systems, form, fit and function replacement power supplies. They incorporate the latest technology and providing major increases in reliability and efficiency, claims the company.
A recent example involved the recommissioning of an ion implant system used in semiconductor device fabrication. Replacing the over 20-year-old power supplies without the need to modify the system chassis or control systems required a custom designed power supply.
The replacement product supplied made use of a modern high efficiency AC/DC brick module with an additional current limit circuit and an external output voltage adjustment circuit via a 10-turn potentiometer fitted to the front plate to allow it to function exactly as the original power supply. The new power supply has a 90 to 253V AC universal input allowing the original input voltage select link to be removed and provides an output of 48V DC at 7.5A.
Offering form, fit and function replacement power supplies to users of legacy systems ensures critical and capital equipment can continue in service for many more years improving ROI and avoiding unnecessary replacement costs, points out the company.
Powerstax designs and manufactures an extensive range of standard, value-added and custom AC and DC power solutions for a broad range of fixed and mobile applications including hot-swap front-end AC/DC bulk power, DC/DC converter bricks and modules and programmable, modular, rack mounted power supplies.
The Drake range of transformer rectifiers offer output currents to 5000A and output power up to 1000kVA. Power solutions are available for harsh (marine, offshore, desert) and hazardous (Zone 1 and Zone 2) environments and can be oil, air or water cooled and can be sealed up to IP65 if the environment dictates with purge and pressure systems and heat exchangers incorporated if required
The main markets served by Powerstax include high-end industrial, defence, vehicle and transportation, defence and avionics, impressed current cathodic protection, water treatment, test, measurement and control and medical equipment.
