It’s no surprise that many hardware hackers avoid working with AC, and frankly, we can’t blame them. The potential consequences of making a mistake when working with mains voltages are far greater ...

Foster Transformer introduces a line of RoHS compliant isolation transformers which are suitable for step-up, step-down and 1:1 voltage applications. Jan. 3, 2012 2 min read Foster Transformer ...

The LPD5030V series are miniature high-isolation transformers featuring 1:1 flyback transformer with 1,500 Vdc (1000 Vrms) winding-to-winding isolation and excellent coupling coefficient of 0.97 or ...

The dc-dc converter has become a standard part of many designs simply because there are many different configurations that address almost any need. Two of the toughest applications for dc-dc ...

Normally, when you want a low DC voltage from the AC line, you think about using a transformer of some kind. [RCD66] noticed that an AC monitor meter must have some sort of power supply but had no ...