Every american in this forum is a traitor and accessory to fraud.

[blumpkin blownuts]

look at at like this - why do most consumer electronics (solid state, DC) put the AC adaptor in a big, bulky-ass in-line package that covers up the whole fucking socket? why not include the power converter inside the equipment, like what's done all the non-solid-state stuff you plug in - washing machines, electric tin openers, toasters, etc

[maks]

look at at like this - why do most consumer electronics (solid state, DC) put the AC adaptor in a big, bulky-ass in-line package that covers up the whole fucking socket? why not include the power converter inside the equipment, like what's done all the non-solid-state stuff you plug in - washing machines, electric tin openers, toasters, etc

Because the transformers get hot, they add size and weight to the device (especially important on things like laptops and phones), and they're more likely to fail than the rest of the hardware.

[blumpkin blownuts]

Because the transformers get hot, they add size and weight to the device (especially important on things like laptops and phones), and they're more likely to fail than the rest of the hardware.

this too. it a nutshell, it's to physically-isolate your load from your primary