Yea the ones that qualify have to say Efficiency Level IV on it (or something like that). Essentially some European group did a study and stated that if you took the passive load of all the unregulated bricks that are in Europe it would total up to one power plant or something like that... I wasn't paying too close of attention as I usually just splat down the same supply that I used prior unless I can find something cheaper. In which case I usually follow the app note and the demo board and all is well... As for the brick its just one more requirement that I have to make sure we get taken care of and that we get the brick labeled properly for all the regulatory garbage... :) But yes California heard about this and was like wow if we get rid of all those passive loads from bricks that are plugged into products that are turned off we'll save all sorts of money. That and the power system in CA already seems a bit "fragile" at times.... Works for me... Oregon makes quite a bit of money selling power to you guys!! :)
-----Original Message----- From: Vic K2VCO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 7:41 AM To: Brett Howard Cc: Elecraft Users Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K2] : Laptop UPS Brett Howard wrote: > California is now > outlawing the use of unregulated transformer based linear supplies in > new products. Oh, great. Although as you point out it is possible to make a quiet switcher, it's also cheaper to make one that will wipe out everything for a 100-yard radius. Let me tell you about this high-intensity lamp that I have...actually, it does have some value; it can be used as a noise generator to align the filters in my K2. Now *every* piece of electrical junk will have one! -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
