http://www.epcos.comCapacitors are one of the most critical of passive components that help fulfill the wide range of voltage and current combinations in power ...

Awhile back I was speaking to my uncle who worked at IBM fixing power supplies that they created for pcs. I asked him how dangerous it was to put your hands inside the power supply after he tests it ...

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A power supply’s output capacitors - which are typically ceramic capacitors with values between 100nF and 100μF - cost money, take up space, and, in the case of delivery bottlenecks, can be difficult ...

As switch mode power supplies continue to increase the frequency at which they operate, the filter capacitor becomes more important. This guide gives some great insight into the selection and mounting ...

Recently a member of TDK-Lambda’s technical marketing team experienced first-hand just how much influence small diameter electrolytic capacitors can have on long-term power supply reliability.

Power Integrations is aiming at larger home appliances needing to meet IEC60335 with an X-capacitor discharger that can empty 6µF in under a second. X-capacitors are part of the EMC input filter of ...

I was inspecting the fans in my tower, trying to track down the source of an unusual humming noise, when I noticed something strange in my power supply. The fan was spinning as usual, but past the fan ...

When reaching for a power supply design it’s normal here in 2022 to reach for a switching design. They’re lightweight, very efficient, and often available off-the-shelf at reasonable prices. Their ...

We've continue to cover a number issues with iMac G5s apparently overheating, and generating excessive fan noise in an apparent effort to cope with the heat. In some cases, the overheating can cause ...