Power Supply Musings

[Rob]

>>3) No one wants to do it: "boring", "low tech". But worse, no one knows
HOW
>>to do it!
>>
>>4) There are very few analog designers that REALLY understand power
>>supplies. Things like a Schade curve
>>(in order to pick the proper rectifier/capacitor combination, which was
>>published in 1943 and *long* forgotten
>>by most people), proper heat sinks (I got a news flash: bolting a
regulator
>>to the painted chassis is NOT a good idea!!),
>>and understanding basic things like in the US the AC line voltage varies
>>from 95VAC to 132VAC and you'd
>>better take care of BOTH cases properly.


Ohh!! Now i can impress ppl at work! ;) I have another thing to use..

I prototype and design powersupplies and charging circuits all day (10-12
hrs a day now)...
Lots of switchers...
Now, if I could just find something about snubber networks for transformers
and hexfets...

Rob