We decided to disassemble this power supply to see what it looks like inside, how it is designed, and what components are used. Please read our Anatomy of Switching Power Supplies tutorial to understand how a power supply works and to compare this power supply to others.

This page will be an overview, while in the following pages we will discuss the quality and ratings of the components used in detail.

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Figure 4: Overall look.

One interesting thing about this power supply is that it uses its housing as an extension to the secondary heatsink, as you can see on Figures 5 and 6. The manufacturer used thermal grease between the secondary heatsink and the power supply housing.

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Figure 5: The power supply housing is also used as a heatsink.

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Figure 6: The power supply housing is also used as a heatsink.

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Figure 7: Overall look.

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Figure 8: Overall look.