Registration for the 38th Annual Applied Power Electronics Conference – APEC 2023 – is now open and early bird conference registration discounts remain available until January 23rd. Free Exhibits Only registration will open on January 30th. The conference and exhibition, running March 19-23 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, continues the long-standing […]
Teardowns
Teardown: IOGEAR Smart USB-C 100-W GaN fast charger
YouTube has several videos featuring really bad designs for fast phone chargers. YouTubers doing these videos often point to problems such as transformers with chintzy insulation, line capacitors that lack the correct safety rating, and even chargers with plastic cases that heat up so much that they actually melt when there’s a heavy load. Fortunately, […]
Teardown: When it comes to germicidal lights bought online, buyer beware
During the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a lot of interest in using germicidal lamps to disinfect surfaces rather than hosing everything down with bleach or disinfectant. But there have been reports that a lot of the germicidal lights based on LEDs are actually fake. So we did a little test. We went online and bought […]
