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Kungber 30V 10A review

A popular 300 W switching supply with an encoder knob, an OCP button, an 18 W USB port and an intelligent charging mode, weighing 2.3 pounds.

Value

About $60 for 300 W is the market norm now.

Knob

An encoder beats old potentiometers for fine settings.

Switching noise

For audio or RF work, use a linear supply.

Prices quoted in this text are dated readings and can differ from the live price in the buy box.

Where it earns its place, and where it falls short

Strengths

  • Most ratings here
  • Fine encoder control
  • OCP button

Compromises

  • Switching ripple
  • Fan noise
  • Display only

Specifications

Output0–30 V, 0–10 A, 300 W
ControlPrecision encoder knob
ProtectionOCP, thermal, overvoltage
USB18 W
Input115 V
Weight2.3 lb
Amazon ASINB08DJ1FDXV
EAN0711731587530

Questions makers ask before buying

Is it linear?

No, it is a switching supply.

What is OCP?

Over-current protection: it stops the output if a short is detected.

What this bench machine does its own way

Taken against the median of its own bench on this site — not against the whole of the maker market.

  • Weight2.3 lb-74 % against the median of this bench
  • USB18 W-10 % against the median of this bench

Our score

8.1/ 10

Our default supply.

This one against the other workshop machines

workshop machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.

Model Price OutputControlUSBWeight
Kungber 30V 10A $60 0–30 V, 0–10 A, 300 WPrecision encoder knob18 W2.3 lb
Hangell 30V 10A $50 0–30 V, 0–10 A, 300 WCoarse and fine encoder18 W USB and Type-C1.2 kg (2.6 lb)
Jesverty SPS-3010V $50 0–32 V, 0–10 ACoarse and fine encoderA and C, 20 W1.53 kg (3.4 lb)
Jesverty SPS-12003V $73 0–120 V, 0–3 ACoarse and fine encoderA and C, 20 W1.6 kg (3.5 lb)

What sets the models apart, in workshop machines

  • If price decides: Hangell 30V 10A, at $50.
  • Highest USB in the table: Jesverty SPS-12003V (A and C, 20 W).

What use this one answers, among workshop machines

A hobbyist building and repairing electronics.

Where this model is cited, among our workshop machines guides

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for maker machines and tools and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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