Jeff07971 wrote: > Higher peak current is neither type, it depend on the current limiting > system.
A linear (shunt) regulator is limited to the series resistance/impedance of the transformer secondary, the rectifiers and the shunt element. A SMPS isn't. > Switch noise is dominant noise in a SMPSU and is oreders of magnitute > worse than a fairly bog standard linear. You are talking about the noise *generated* by the PSU - I was talking about immunity to noise from the powered device (which is why SMPSs are especially popular with digital equipment). "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82648 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch