Corsair AX760i Power Supply Review
Transient Filtering Stage
Contents
As we have mentioned in other articles 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 polyeste
r 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 one X capacitor and six Y capacitors more than the minimum required.
Figure 10: Transient filtering stage (part 1)
Figure 11: Transient filtering stage (part 2)
On the next page, we will have a more detailed discussion about the components used in the Corsair AX760i.