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Rejoice, those of us who have purchased a Nice-Power lab PSU from an Eastern source. Yes, the name might sound like a re-brand of a generic product, maybe you will …read more Continue reading Quick & Capable WiFi For Your Nice-Power Supply
A benchtop power supply is a key thing to have for any aspiring electronics hacker. While you can always buy one, plenty of us have old computer PSUs lying around …read more Continue reading Simple ATX Bench Power Supply Adds Variable Output
There is nothing worse than that sinking feeling as a computer or other device fails just after its warranty has expired. [Robotanv] had it with his Xbox Series S whose …read more Continue reading Rescue That Dead Xbox With An External PSU
I have an Acer monitor that I’ve owned for around 15 years, and thanks to my having paid extra at the time for the model sporting a DVI socket for …read more Continue reading Junk I Bought: My PSU Just Won’t Do
When reaching for a power supply design it’s normal here in 2022 to reach for a switching design. They’re lightweight, very efficient, and often available off-the-shelf at reasonable prices. Their …read more Continue reading A Simple Linear Power Supply, Done Well
Recently [Big Clive], everyone’s favorite purveyor of anything electronic that’s dodgy, cheap, cheerful, decidedly crispy or any combination thereof, got sent a very dead external power supply unit. Being clearly …read more Continue reading The Little Replacement PSU That Could: Kill A Microsoft Surface And Monitor
Once upon a time, building yourself a power supply required sourcing all manner of components, from transformers to transistors, knobs, and indicators. These days, everything’s a bit more integrated which …read more Continue reading It’s Super Easy To Build Yourself a USB-C Variable Power Supply These Days
Old electrolytic capacitors are notorious for not working like they used to, but what exactly does a bad capacitor look like, and what kinds of problems can it cause? Usually …read more Continue reading Faulty Electrolytic Caps Don’t Always Look Bad
The venerable ATX standard was developed in 1995 by Intel, as an attempt to standardize what had until then been a PC ecosystem formed around the IBM AT PC’s legacy. …read more Continue reading Intel’s ATX12VO Standard: A Study In Increasing Computer Power Supply Efficiency
We know what you’re thinking. It’s a bad power supply, of course it was capacitors to blame. But even if we all intuitively know at this point that bad caps are almost always the culprit when a PSU gives up …read more
Continue reading Chasing Down Bad Caps to Save a Troubled PSU