I desperately need to buy or build a wall-wart type power supply
...9v AC 3.5A output
Jonny Durango
This search string
http://www.google.com/search?q=9v+3....+-battery+-edu
got me this page
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:d...com/182.htm+9v
A toroidal will be more expensive than a conventional transformer
(but lighter weight and cooler to the touch).
You may want to go conventional.
30VA is a bit big for a wall wart.
If you get your own steel box
and make a "brick" that lies on the floor or tabletop,
you should be good to go.
As Steve said, fuse it.
Places to get stuff:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:F...onics+bg-micro