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Wall wart question
On Friday, 1 February 2019 18:27:21 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
"whisky-dave" wrote in message ... On Thursday, 31 January 2019 18:41:05 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: "whisky-dave" wrote in message ... On Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:37:07 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: "whisky-dave" wrote in message ... On Wednesday, 30 January 2019 04:16:40 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: wrote in message ... On Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:09:04 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , R D S wrote: And why do similar rated ones differ so much in bulk? Is this just a build quality issue? Older ones will have a transformer. Newer ones a SMPS - smaller and lighter. All wallwarts use a transformer. Not all of them do. Some of the lower power ones just use a capacitor dropper. How do they work then ? The capacitance determines the AC current. But most devices are voltage driver. Thats why you rectify and regulate it after the cap, stupid. Which is why the AC current is pretty irrelivant. Corse it isnt, thats what determines what power is available. But not from the DC perspective as that is what is important NOT the input. When was the last time you saw a circuit or device that stated the capacitance and AC current ? With a wall wart done that way, you still have the usual statement about the output voltage and current, stupid. Yes the output curent and voltage is important, you by based on that. |
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Wall wart question
On Friday, 1 February 2019 18:29:16 UTC, wrote:
On Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:47:19 UTC, whisky-dave wrote: On Wednesday, 30 January 2019 23:19:52 UTC, tabby wrote: On Wednesday, 30 January 2019 13:39:43 UTC, whisky-dave wrote: On Wednesday, 30 January 2019 04:16:40 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: tabbypurr wrote in message ... All wallwarts use a transformer. Not all of them do. Some of the lower power ones just use a capacitor dropper. How do they work then ? How do you know what voltage they produce and how will it convert the AC to DC. SMPSes just use a smaller one. Wrong, as always. They mostly use smaller transformers and therefore lighter than the older sytle linear ones. they don't mostly use them, they always use them. It's how isolating SMPSUs work. NT When there's a liklihood that the current will drawn will mostly be at the higher end of the rating they don't use small transformers to save money. When you know a triac from a passing car let us know eh. I do you don't. |
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