Inside a Power-Cube Transformer 
by Marshall Brain Tell a friend about this article!
     
  
 | 
  |  Introduction to Inside a Power-Cube Transformer 
 Under the cover 
 Turning the AC current into DC current 
 | 
 
How many of those little Power Cube thingies do you have around your house? Here's how many I found around mine:
- The answering machine
 - The cordless phone
 - The cell phone
 - The electronic anti-flea ultrasonic noisemaker (we have 4 dogs)
 - The digital camera
 - The nicad battery recharger
 - The video camera battery replacer/recharger
 - The digital clock in the bedroom
 - The electric toothbrush
 - The electric razor
 - The electric screwdriver
 - The electric drill
 - Both sides of the baby monitor
 - The laptop computer
 - The office phone
 - The ink jet printer
 - The speaker system on the computer
 - The tape recorder that records notes in the office
 - The calculator recharger
 - The 9-volt battery replacer for the radio
 - The radio shack univeral power cube
  
22 of them! (remember, the baby monitor has 2) And they are all different - they have different plugs, different voltage ratings and different amperages.
So let's take one of these apart and see what's inside. Here's the transformer we will be exploring today:
 
  
  | 
|   | 
| Next Page >> | 
  | 
 |   |  | 
| Rate this Article! | 
|   | 
| 
       |