I have a couple of side businesses that require power supplies. As a result, I have boxes and boxes of power supplies filling up weekly.
Have you ever wondered what’s inside? Ever noticed a hum in your audio circuits? Want to see what ‘Made in China’ actually means? We’re going to crack a couple of these open and identify what’s actually going on inside.
WARNING: Don’t do this at home, at least not without understanding the risks and making sure to take proper electrical safety precautions. Electric shocks are no joke - actually, they can be lethal. Take a look at the pictures and live to see another day :-).
The following are a bunch of pictures for one of my recent teardowns (I was curious about multiple voltage AC Adapters):
