> I am confused by this. Aren't PC power supplies transformerless? > Why aren't they dangerous? because they do have a transformer between the High Voltage section and the outputs :) The feedback for the voltage regulator is also insulated, either with a transformer or with an optocoupler. Luigi -----------------------------+-------------------------------------- Luigi Rizzo | Dip. di Ingegneria dell'Informazione email: luigi@iet.unipi.it | Universita' di Pisa tel: +39-50-568533 | via Diotisalvi 2, 56126 PISA (Italy) fax: +39-50-568522 | http://www.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/ _____________________________|______________________________________