Shahid Sheikh wrote:
> What I am looking at is a bunch of DC/DC
> converters for an industrial control system and they have them
> labeled as "Galvanic Isolators". Why not just call them DC/DC power
> supplies? Are they more than just a DC/DC converter?

Yes.  As the name implies, they provide galvanic isolation between the input
and output power connections.  Something just called a "DC/DC power supply"
does not necessarily have this feature.


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