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Re: [LUG] Power supplies - do they have transformers

 

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On 06/09/13 10:12, Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Sep 2013, Tom wrote:
> 
>> Do the standard pc power supplies have a transformer in them.
>> Just wondering as I found a 500W job for £12 and I cant get a
>> 500w transformer for anything like that
> 
> In addition to the exitsing replies - always take PC PSU ratings
> with a huge pinch of salt. If you tried to suck 500w out of one
> rated to 500w my bet is that it would perform very badly.

The same is often true of "customer level" audio amplifiers. So maybe
some similar questionable maths is involved.


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