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Is HP 6623A Linear or Switching power supply?

I have an HP 6623A DC power supply and i wonder if its Linear or Switching power supply. I see in the manual it says linear, but i still wonder. Why i am asking: I am asking this, becouse after ...
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what is the max voltage that a cordless phone may handle above its original rate? [closed]

I am familiar with the fact that,today,most of the cordless phones have smps adaptors,which supplies a constant voltage to the base unit(opposed to the unregulated linear adaptors,which their rated ...
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Eliminating ghost voltage and breaking ground loops in a system

The above illustration is a setup I use where amplifier outputs go to a data acquisition system through BNC cables. The data acquisition system is earth-grounded. Mains system voltage Line to Neutral ...
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Dual switching power supply with centre tap transformer [closed]

I'm making an adjustable power supply, constant voltage/current and all that jazz, and I'm trying to make everything as small and portable as possible, avoiding bulky heatsinks, and using a switching ...
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Linear and Switched-Mode Supply Common Shared

We have a mixed mode PCB system with both digital and analogue systems. Due to high speed they all share the same ground on the PCB, but use logical spatial separation to control noise. SO PCB input ...
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Why does a multimeter show VAC on VDC power supply output?

I used my simple digital multimeter to measure the real output of several small PSU's I have got at home. They all should give just direct current and show some values in VDC mode, but the multimeter ...
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