Even though the cables between a source supply and a regulator are basic dc, some basic issues must be addressed to ensure viable results and test integrity. Every engineer knows that a stable, ...

Over the years, the need for increased reliability of electrical systems is no secret to those in the electrical industry. Data centers, hospitals, emergency call centers, government buildings, and ...

In the 1990s, experts calculated that without efforts to increase efficiencies and reduce “no-load” power consumption, external power supplies—the ones used to power everything from cell-phones to ...

This is my favourite part of the testing, mainly because it involves dealing with lots of wavy lines on green backgrounds that make me feel very scientific! In theory, computer power supplies should ...

It's not a difficult device to operate, but it sure is handy. In their latest article, PC Perspective takes Ultra's Power Supply Tester for a spin. With all the problems a bad Power Supply can cause, ...

One of the biggest mistakes that a relatively inexperienced system builder will make is to place all the component focus on the most powerful processor, motherboard and graphics card while trying to ...

Your PC’s power supply is one of its most crucial components, but most people barely ever give it a second thought once it’s installed. And that’s kind of weird ...

There are three main elements to our testing equipment which are each there to provide us with different pieces of information to judge the quality of a power supply: SM-268 Active Load Tester This ...

The electronics industry is seeing a move toward higher voltages and currents to deliver sufficient supply and charging power in products ranging from handheld cellphones and tablets to workstations.

The industry’s insatiable need for power in high-performance computing (HPC) is creating problems for test cells, which need to deliver very high currents at very consistent voltage levels through the ...

When a technician reported for work shortly before 7 a.m., he picked up exactly where he’d left off the previous day — continuing the task of testing a water-cooled power supply at the unit’s ...