Power supplies for medical-adjacent and laboratory equipment
Equipment used in clinical environments falls into two distinct regulatory buckets, and choosing the right power supply depends on which bucket your device sits in.
Devices in direct patient contact (BF/CF applied parts under IEC/EN 60601-1) require certified medical supplies with 2× MOPP isolation, leakage current below 100 µA and full Declaration of Conformity paperwork. These are a specialist line we can supply to order from the wider Mascot catalogue with full documentation.
The much larger group of medical-adjacent equipment - dental compressors, lab analysers, sterilisers, vet diagnostics, pharmacy fridges, hospital admin and signage - typically sits behind a Class I or Class II AC inlet without a patient-contact requirement, and is well served by the standard Mascot linear and switch-mode range.
Class II construction (no protective-earth dependency), wide-input AC, very low ripple and the documentation trail Mascot supplies as standard make them a sensible default.
If you specifically need an IEC 60601-1 certified unit with a 2× MOPP declaration, contact us on 01189 795319 - we can quote against the relevant Mascot certified-medical Model on a project basis.
What to look for
- Confirm whether the device needs IEC/EN 60601-1 (patient contact) or only standard CE/UKCA (medical-adjacent) - this dictates the entire BoM
- For patient contact: 2× MOPP isolation, leakage current < 100 µA, Declaration of Conformity matched to your technical file
- For medical-adjacent: Class II construction where possible, removing protective-earth dependency
- Low ripple and EMI - clinical equipment shares a building with sensitive monitors and ECGs
- Wide AC input (90–264V) for export models
- Documentation pack (DoC, test reports) available on request for your QA file
Recommended Mascot Models
Curated from our UK stock for medical & laboratory use. Need help picking? Call 01189 795319 or request a quote.
Mascot 8421 12V-30V DC, 36W AC/DC Linear power supply with fixed EU mains cord and snap connectors
£120.67 + VAT£144.80 Inc. VAT
Mascot 8937 5-24V DC, 18W AC/DC Linear power supply with fixed EU mains cord and snap connectors
£89.57 + VAT£107.48 Inc. VAT
Mascot 2183 24V DC, 24W AC/DC Linear power supply with UK Plug
£51.84 + VAT£62.21 Inc. VAT
Mascot 3220 24V DC, 101W AC/DC Switch mode power supply with 2 pin IEC Socket
£152.24 + VAT£182.69 Inc. VAT
Mascot 2025 24V DC, 135W AC/DC Switch mode power supply with 3 pin IEC socket
£215.88 + VAT£259.06 Inc. VATFrequently asked
- Can I use a standard Mascot linear supply in a piece of medical equipment?
- Yes, provided the equipment itself does not have an IEC 60601-1 patient-applied part. The standard Mascot 8421 / 2083 / 2183 / 6823 linear range is Class II constructed (no earth dependency), low-ripple and CE/UKCA marked - exactly the right specification for dental, vet, pharmacy and lab equipment that sits behind a 230V inlet without a direct patient connection. For anything where a clinician or patient touches a conductive part, you need a certified 60601-1 supply - contact us and we'll quote the right Model.
- Do you supply the EN 60601-1 declaration of conformity?
- For our certified-medical Models, yes - every IEC 60601-1 rated unit ships with the manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity, and we can supply the supporting test reports on request for your technical file. Lead times are longer than off-the-shelf stock; call 01189 795319 to confirm before you spec it into a build.
- What does '2× MOPP' actually mean?
- Two independent Means of Patient Protection - typically reinforced insulation between mains and the patient-applied part, plus an isolation transformer providing a second barrier. If either single fault occurs the patient is still protected. It's the modern (IEC 60601-1 3rd edition) replacement for the older single-fault tolerance language.
- Why use a linear supply in a lab setting?
- Lab instruments - spectrophotometers, low-current measurement, electrochemistry rigs - are unforgiving of broadband switching noise. A linear supply has no high-frequency switching stage and produces only a small 100 Hz / 120 Hz mains ripple that's easy to filter and well below the noise floor of most analogue front-ends.