Sanjaya Maniktala has another power supply book out, his third since 2004. The first two were on switching power supply design, and this one covers down-and-dirty troubleshooting – Troubleshooting ...

Any type of computer failure can be a problem for your business, but a bad power supply can be an infuriating problem to diagnose. When your computer does not get the power it needs, the result can be ...

An ATX power supply unit, or PSU, has a 24-pin connector for energy delivery. The symptoms of a dying or dead ATX PSU are identical to those of any PSU and involve operational problems in your PC -- ...

How many power bricks have died on you? Have you ever tried to fix them? Sometimes it’s easier to grab another one (they grow on trees right?), but wouldn’t it be nice to save the broken ones from ...

The power supply data analyzed for this article is based, in part, on studies conducted by Excelsys in many applications all over the world and also on the North American power supply ...

If your computer is behaving strangely or randomly crashing, it can be hard to nail down the culprit. And as much as you don't want to believe it's the problem, testing your power supply should be ...

This demonstration fixes the power supply of a DVD player, but the skills transcend this one application. [Alan] walks us through the process of repairing a power supply (translated) on a simple ...

Steve Sandler has written several power supply design articles for Power Electronics Technology magazine and also powerelectronics.com. Now, he decided to write a book that covers all the major ...

A steady supply of voltage is important in industrial and commercial applications to maintain equipment performance, product quality, and safety, while also minimizing downtime. Voltage sags (where ...

While switch-mode power supplies operate at frequencies well above the range of human hearing, they can produce audible noise under certain load conditions. Potential sources of audible noise can vary ...

You recently hired on as the Plant Electrical Maintenance Supervisor. The job was created because of a list of problems that have remained unsolved despite the best efforts of the eleven maintenance ...