/diy/ - Do It Yourself

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both have some sort of valve to pass current through to the load. switchers turn the valve on or off hard. using a storage tank of one or another sort to maintain even output current flow against those surges. linears turn the valve somewhere in between and create a variable resistance between in and out, dissipating that voltage * current = power as heat. switchers store the power in magnetic flux which can be readily converted to/from current and therefore lose less power. switchers also spend less time in that middle zone and don't produce as much "friction" overall, therefore run cooler
any particular questions?