Re: Why are power supplies so complex?

"Ryan" <quakeserver149@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If I knew the equivalent for a power supply, I'd post about that.

There is a good comparison between engines and power supplies in that
"environmental friendliness" drives some of the added complexity -- all the
EGR components, catalytic converter stuff, etc. in an engine syste, all the
power factor correction stuff in a power supply.


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