Thoughts on "Mean Well (MW)" brand power supplies

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Thoughts on "Mean Well (MW)" brand power supplies

I recently had a buddy order a replacement power supply which we thought was going to be a happ power pro (from the item image on the site he ordered), and recieved a MW/ Mean Well unit MWP-606. (should have known better when the price was so low lol)

Now I see these are made in Taiwan and i've heard things about the cheap Taiwanese ones but was wondering if anyone has ever had or come across this specific brand and what their thoughts were on it.

The one we installed in his machine seems to work great so far (then again i just got done putting it in), so i have no complaints as of yet.

specs and datasheet for this model:
http://www.meanwelldirect.co.uk/pro...-for-Video-Game/MWP-606(A)-Series/default.htm

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Interestingly enough after looking over the specs for the mw 606 vs the one we were suppose to get the mw is only 104watt while the one we were suppose to get was 115watt, the 12v line is rated at 2A vs 3A, and the efficiency is 10% lower....
 
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Switchers

Most switchers if not all are made in Asia.. If it works, then your prolly good.. Some are DOA right out of the box, while others will run for years.. Switchers are switchers.. If you want better quality, go with ATX computer ones.. You get what ya pay for.
 
I think I had one. Bought it from Lizard Licks once I'm pretty sure.

Had no problems with it, just can't remember what game I put it in and where it is but i know I had one.

Like mentioned, they're all cheap. I just put a new power supply in my buddy's MK cab and already the +5 keeps dropping and re-setting the pcb. Piss me off
 
Most switchers if not all are made in Asia..


I was gonna actually say "what ones aren't from asia" in my first post lol. I'm mainly wondering because my buddy got 2 and gave me one for putting in the new one and fixing his machine, so now I also have one. and i agree you get what you pay for (cept when it's free).



Like mentioned, they're all cheap. I just put a new power supply in my buddy's MK cab and already the +5 keeps dropping and re-setting the pcb. Piss me off

was it a MW branded power supply? that would definitely annoy the hell out of me, my buddies came dialed in at 4.86v on the 5v line (adjustment was needed but it did work out of the box).
 
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