Remember back…way back, to linear power supplies. Heavy transformers. Big capacitors. As part of my EDN CDEL build, I’ve decided to use just such a power supply as the front end to the two DC-DC PSU ...

The use of a copper winding as a temperature sensor is not new. The traditional technique is to disconnect the ac power and the load and to quickly make the measurement using an ohmmeter. But the ...

Those readers who have experimented with winding their own inductors will know that it’s not an easy task, and when those inductors are handling high voltages it can be especially tricky to maintain ...

Thousands of ready-made off-the-shelf transformers out in the market are available to be designed into electronic or electrical circuits. However, when the right part just can’t be found, you may want ...