Enermax REVOLUTION85+ 920 W Power Supply Review

Transient Filtering Stage

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 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 this power supply, this stage is flawless. It has one X capacitor, two Y capacitors and one ferrite coil more than the minimum required, plus two X capacitors after the rectifying bridges.

Figure 9: Transient filtering stage (part 1)

Figure 10: Transient filtering stage (part 1)

Figure 11: Transient filtering stage (part 2)

In the next page we will have a more detailed discussion about the components used in the Enermax REVOLUTION85+ 920 W.