Hi Andy > >>The problem with using any type of transformerless power supply in a device > >>is that ANY electrical connection (intentional or unintentional) between > >>that device and anything that's ground- or mains-relative (or between that > >>device and any other device with an intentional or unintentional connection, > >>etc...) poses a severe risk of blowing up one or both devices. > > I am confused by this. Aren't PC power supplies transformerless? > Why aren't they dangerous? The PCs uses a switching power source with a transformer, but this transformer is for a frequency much more greater than 50Hz (ie 20KHz) so the transformer is a little one with a ceramic core. SET --------------- 0 -------------------------------- Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET). Address: Curapaligue 2124, Caseros, 3 de Febrero Buenos Aires, (1678), ARGENTINA TE: +(541) 759 0013