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Michael C

Jan 1, 1970
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I bought an accessory for my mobile phone the other day that comes with a
power pack. The power pack is amazingly light and feels like there's nothing
in it at all. What do they put in them these days? I presume it's not a
transformer.

Michael
 
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Trevor Wilson

Jan 1, 1970
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Michael C said:
I bought an accessory for my mobile phone the other day that comes with a
power pack. The power pack is amazingly light and feels like there's
nothing in it at all. What do they put in them these days? I presume it's
not a transformer.

**SMPS.
 
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Trevor Wilson

Jan 1, 1970
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Michael C said:
Of course! That explains it all :) Surface mounted power system, right?
;-)

**Switch Mode Power Supply. Same thing as your computer power supply.
 
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Owen

Jan 1, 1970
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I bought an accessory for my mobile phone the other day that comes with a
power pack. The power pack is amazingly light and feels like there's nothing
in it at all. What do they put in them these days? I presume it's not a
transformer.

It probably does have a transformer, but it runs at a frequency of
perhaps a thousand times that of a convential 50Hz transformer, so it
can be made much smaller and lighter, even after allowing for the
associated electronics for rectifying the mains and chopping it up at
the higher frequency. Not only is it lighter, but it probably adapts
to a wide range of mains supply voltages and frequencies.

Owen

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Mr.T

Jan 1, 1970
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Trevor Wilson said:
**Switch Mode Power Supply. Same thing as your computer power supply.

Perhaps a bit smaller I think :)

MrT.
 
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