look at the application notes that the various manufactures put out, for
example Minarik. And, there are lots of text books on the subject that are
considered of no value by most book sellers, so there's another avenue

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General stuff, like principals of operation, common configurations,
voltages, dimensions, and various control schemes?
I know bits and pieces of what I've picked up in here through various
discussions, but now I'm curious and just want a pile of information to
dig through.

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