Linked by David Adams on Mon 26th Oct 2009 19:32 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems The "wall wart" is one of humanity's worst inventions (not counting all of the inventions that are actually intended to kill and maim each other, I'll admit). AC-plug power supplies are a cheap workaround to various engineering, economic, and regulatory problems that manufacturers face, and they solve those problems by pushing them off onto end users. So what can we do about it? OSNews takes a look at an ingenious workaround to the Wall Wart problem, and some hopeful trends that might make them a thing of the past.
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RE: DC outlets
by helf on Tue 27th Oct 2009 20:06 UTC in reply to "DC outlets"
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That is actually how things used to be done a long time ago when the grids were first being developed in some places. It's an interesting read ;)

Edited 2009-10-27 20:06 UTC

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