As stated in this thread over in Other Hardware, I recently had a rather catastrophic hard drive loss due to a power supply frying (which in turn was caused by another hard drive that was EVIL).

For some bureaucratic reasons, I need to find a power supply for a Core 2 Duo system that has a fuseholder integrated into the IEC socket. The supply also needs to be UL Listed, but I believe most are ...

The circuit was designed to create an electronic fuse that would provide electronic stabilization in the power supply and avoid the existence of excess current. The circuit was designed to create an ...

Have you got a dead power supply? The problem could be just a 50-cent fuse. Find out how to determine if a fuse is faulty, as well as how to replace it. So you’ve got a dead power supply and want to ...

[TheSignalPath] wanted to repair a broken Instek PSW80-40.5 because it has a lot of output for a programmable power supply — 1,080 watts, to be exact. This isn’t a cheap supply — it looks like it ...

This is a succinct account of my experience with the cheap electronic power supply module from China, “DC-DC Module 5-A/7-W (ERPC0575DC) XL4015.” I have used quite a few over the years and have to say ...

Power protection is like insurance: You pay for it, yet hope you don’t need it. But it’s not a simple “purchase.” The first protection question is, “What am I seeking to protect and against what event ...

Power system users don't always have a clear idea of power system configurations that provide fault tolerance. As a result, users may specify a configuration beyond what's needed or intended, which ...