 | Table of Contents
| Chapter 1) About the Author
| Chapter 2) Introduction
| 2.1) The switchmode power supply (SMPS)
| 2.2) Switchmode power supply repair
| 2.3) Most Common Problems
| 2.4) Repair or replace
| 2.5) Related Information
| Chapter 3) Switchmode Power Supplies
| 3.1) Power Supply Fundamentals
| 3.2) Linear power supplies (LPSs)
| 3.3) What is a switch mode power supply?
| 3.4) Description of typical flyback type SMPS
| 3.5) Advantages of SMPSs compared to LPSs
| 3.6) Where are SMPSs used?
| Chapter 4) Switchmode Power Supply Troubleshooting
| 4.1) SAFETY
| 4.2) Safety guidelines
| 4.3) SMPS troubleshooting
| 4.4) Test equipment
| 4.5) Incredibly handy widgets
| 4.6) Safe discharging of capacitors in switchmode power supplies
| 4.7) Capacitor discharge tool
| 4.8) Capacitor discharge indicator circuit
| 4.9) The series light bulb trick
| 4.10) What about SMPSs in TVs and monitors?
| 4.11) SMPS failure modes
| 4.12) General SMPS troubleshooting approach
| 4.13) Troubleshooting SMPSs using discrete controllers
| 4.14) Troubleshooting SMPSs using integrated controllers
| 4.15) Initial post-repair testing
| 4.16) Some general switchmode power supply repair comments
| Chapter 5) Components found in Switchmode Power Supplies
| 5.1) Common, unusual, and strange
| 5.2) Switchmode (chopper) transistors and other semiconductors
| 5.3) Capacitors (filter and bypass)
| 5.4) Resistors (normal and flameproof), NTC thermistors, MOVs
| 5.5) Transformers and inductors
| Chapter 6) Items of Interest
| 6.1) Typical controller ICs found in small switchmode power supplies
| 6.2) Unitrode UC3840 programmable off-line PWM controller
| 6.3) Unitrode UC3842 off-line PWM controller
| 6.4) Changing the input voltage of a switchmode power supply
| 6.5) Use of surge suppressors and line filters
| 6.6) GFCI tripping with monitor (or other high tech equipment)
| 6.7) Why do power supplies seem to fail after a power outage?
| Chapter 7) Repair Information and Parts Sources
| 7.1) Advanced troubleshooting
| 7.2) Books on SMPS technology and troubleshooting
| 7.3) Parts information
| 7.4) Information sources on the Internet
| 7.5) Interchangeability of components
| 7.6) Repair parts sources
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