There's no telling what your co-workers will do to your bench supply when you walk away momentarily. This Idea for Design describes a simple crowbar circuit that will prevent supply-overvoltage ...

For the JPEG version of this article, click here. Sensitive circuits are prone to failure if stressed by overvoltage transients. In some cases, the damage can be extensive and expensive. The source of ...

Power-supply failure takes on significant importance in high-end computer, telecom, medical, and industrial applications, in which uninterruptible power is paramount. In these systems, diode-OR-ed ...