be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850 W Power Supply Review
Transient Filtering Stage
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As we have mentioned in other article
s and reviews, the first place we look when opening a power supply for a hint about its quality, is its filtering stage. The recommended components for this stage are two ferrite coils, two ceramic capacitors (Y capacitors, usually blue), one metalized polyester capacitor (X capacitor), and one MOV (Metal-Oxide Varistor). Very low-end power supplies use fewer components, usually removing the MOV and the first coil.
In the transient filtering stage, this power supply is flawless, with two Y capacitors more than the minimum required. The metallic piece you see in Figure 9 is a complete filtering circuit.
Figure 9: Transient filtering stage (part 1)
Figure 10: Transient filtering stage (part 2)
On the next page, we will have a more detailed discussion about the components used in the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850 W.