On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 09:43 +0000, Alan B. Pearce wrote:
> >I have a few new ATX power supplies that have a real PFC input stage and
> >really are universal input.
> 
> I would be very surprised if they were done any other way, with modern 
> switch mode chips available. 

Most ATX power supplies you buy today on the cheap end do not have any
PFC type front end, at least in Canada.

In the computer industry margins are always razor thin. $1/supply
doesn't seem like very much, but in the world of PC power supplies it
is.

I believe Europe is legislating PFC for switching power supplies, I
don't know the details. TTYL


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