What size power supply?
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What size power supply?
I have a General Lee that I wanna use as a base set up, what is the smallest size power supply I can use? Thanks
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Hello funonahonda,
Welcome to the forum. The easiest way to see what power supply you need is to just pop the fuse and see what size it is, saves a lot of guessing on our part. I am guessing a 20 amp PS will do fine, you might want a little bigger if you plan to upgrade in the future. When looking into then check the continuous amperage, most of the model numbers are the surge amperage.
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Welcome to the forum. The easiest way to see what power supply you need is to just pop the fuse and see what size it is, saves a lot of guessing on our part. I am guessing a 20 amp PS will do fine, you might want a little bigger if you plan to upgrade in the future. When looking into then check the continuous amperage, most of the model numbers are the surge amperage.
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a 10 amp will run the lee
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Get 20 or 25 amp. If you get the lee swinging hard it will draw close 10 amps. I always figure a power supp needs to be rated at least 20% more than what is called for.