On Sat, 2013-09-28 at 19:15 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > However, another cost saving aspect to this I didn't mention > previously is component commonality. If a vendor sizes it PSUs > optimally, most if not every PSU in the line can use the same > regulator FETs. For instance, a 25A regulator can be used for a > single 12V rail for any PSU up to about 400W. For PSUs between > ~400-700W there will be two 25A rails with two regulators. For PSUs > above ~700W there would be three 25A rails, and so on. Since the same > regulator is used in all models, this regulator can be acquired in > much larger volume with a greater discount per unit.
This explanation is more to my taste ;). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1380429524.6343.147.camel@archlinux
