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BFG LS-550 (New) Power Supply Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: August 4, 2009
Page: 6 of 10
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In Figure 14, you can see the power supply label containing all the power specs.



BFG LS-550 (New) power supply
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Figure 14: Power supply label.

This power supply uses a single-rail design, so there is nothing to talk about here. Keep in mind that the difference between a single-rail design and a multiple-rail design is how the over current protection (OCP) circuit is connected. On single-rail design there is only one OCP circuit monitoring all outputs, while on multiple-rail design there are several OCP circuits, each one monitoring a group of wires called “rails.”

Now let’s see if this power supply can really deliver 550 W.
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