Re: Apple IIgs 200w Power Supply

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Henry wrote:
> Are they switchers?  I didn't look at the transistors or the transformer too 
> closely.  Must be some really old switching technology because as far as I 
> know you need two transformers to make a switcher and the Apple power 
> supply's only had one.  I just assumed they were linear.

A switching power supply typically uses only one transformer,
which operates at the switching frequency.

-michael

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