Switching power supplies

[wb8foz@nrk.com (David)]

On 8/14/13 8:49 PM, Peter Gutmann wrote:

> Another thing about switchmode design is that unless it's pretty
> simple, you're better off outsourcing it (meaning, get a pre-built
> one).

WhatHeSaid. Switchers are notorious for being persnickety about components 
tolerances, and are sheer hell to troubleshoot as well.

And the bigger you get, the harder they fail...

I love the smell of burning bakelite^H^H glass-fiber^H^H electrolyte in the 
morning...