What is a power supply

amirm

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The source of power in our homes, i.e. the AC outlet, is optimized for transmission. For many uses we have to transform that to what we need using a power supply. This video is pedantic at times in how high level it is but still a good introduction to what a power supply is:


It is HTML 5 and watchable at 1.5X speed.
 

amirm

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His follow on video is less basic covering useful topics such as what is a POE injector, what the three wires do in your AC feed, etc:

 

amirm

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Let's complete the series from the same instructor as he explains DC to DC conversion including such important concepts as DC ground:

 

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