Imagine an inventor named Bob, sitting in a lab in the 1970s. He holds a new, miraculous device called a microprocessor. It is the brain of the future, but it has a problem: it is picky. It demands a precise diet of 5 Volts, but the wall outlet provides a chaotic 110 Volts (or 220V elsewhere). How does Bob bridge this gap? This is the fundamental story of power supply design. Chapter 1: The Heavyweight (Linear Regulators) In the beginning, the only way to step down voltage was through Linear Regulation . Bob imagines a garden hose. The water company (the wall outlet) sends high-pressure water. To get the gentle stream needed for the microprocessor, Bob puts his thumb over the end of the hose. Htri Xchanger Suite 600 Full Version Download Best [BEST]