Repair

DC Power Supply Repair Service

We also offer a comprehensive DC power supply repair service for any brand of DC power supply.

Our servicing capability currently covers most AC-DC and DC-DC converters from power levels of 1W to 10kW including the following brands: Farnell, Advance Power, Weir, Weyrad, Coutant Lambda, Astec, Kingshill, Danica, Skynet, Umec, Philips, Powerline, Power-one, Stadium Power, Zicon (XP), Meanwell, Lite-on, Powersource, Cherokee, Quel, Europower and Zenith

All service equipment is calibrated to NAMAS standards and measurements are taken utilising high precision electronic loads or dedicated ATE equipment for volume product.

Quality is assured and controlled under ISO9001:2000 and in addition we are audited on a regular basis by both UL and CSA to the requirements of UL60950 and CSA 22.2.

As our primary business is within the design and manufacture of switchmode power supplies we are fully conversant with all aspects of switchmode technology and as such ensure that all repaired product is repaired to the standard of original manufacture. In addition we will also indicate aspects within the design of your product which may require further attention.

Repair Service:

A quick, efficient and cost effective repair service:

• Large stocks of semiconductors and passive components held
• All repaired power supplies undergo full retest after repair to original manufacturers test procedure where possible and soak tested at full power for a minimum of 3 hrs under load with mains cycled at 30 minute intervals as per our manufactured products. Our soak facility caters for up to 200 units at a time.
• Output voltages are continuously monitored under soak test via external PC/DVM system.
• We always replace with components to original design where possible so as not to infringe upon UL/CSA/VDE safety approvals.
• All power supplies are safety tested for HI-POT and Earth continuity to EN60950 standards as per our manufactured products prior to dispatch.
• All products are safety tested prior to final test and dispatch including earth continuity. For medical products we are able to measure levels of Earth Leakage <300uA.
• The level of confidence of our servicing is such that we provide a warranty for all work carried out for 12 months. Others offer 3 or 6 months.
• In house digital thermal imaging system.
• Pre- compliance EMC test sweep results and analysis via our in house environmental chamber
• Free quotations
• Contract servicing is welcome
• No fix no fee policy operated
• Typical lead time for repairs is 5 to 14 days but priority service also available for 24 or 48 hour turnaround (subject to availability of spares).
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