FAQs

Yes, the 5v iPower can be used with the Squeezebox Touch. One of our customers has reported the following adapter paired with the iPower is a better fit for the…

The iPower does not have a connection to mains earth – how can it create a ground loop when plugged in directly to mains? Answer: The iPower itself cannot create…

Do the pins have polarity, and if so, does it matter how it is plugged into the outlet? There is no ground pin, so you can pretty much flip it…

Items like “regulation speed” do not apply in the conventional sense, the active noise cancellation system is responsible for dealing with any noise within the audio band, regardless of its…

Question: It seems that when the iPower is plugged at the beginning of my power strip, my TV pictures are noticeably crisper, can this be explained? Answer: The iPower contains…

Generally speaking, no. It has around 22 times less leakage than a typical SMPS using a similar platform, due to the use of shielding inside the transformer to dramatically reduce…

Please see the attached images of the inverter. To properly set this up normally the inverter (white) goes between the iPower DC connector and is then topped with the correct…

2.0 metres.

Yes, otherwise it would not pass EMC testing.

Question: I have a requirement that a power supply (for medical devices) must be isolated from the main power (galvanic isolation), does the iPower have this? Answer: Our iPower does…

As the Pro power supply is a very low noise design with active noise cancellation technology incorporated, replace it with other power supplies (even audiophile linear power supply) will likely…

Yes, it is RoHS certified. Sometimes it is normal for new power supply to have a small smell upon initial use, after a few days of use, the smell will…

For the 15v iPower: Max = 18W Continuous = 18W

Question (example): The noise is given in the audio band. If a 5V power supply is used to power a USB DAC how much significant can be the noise beyond…

Does the iPower have lightning protection built-in case thunderstorms happen or will it affect its performance if plugged into a lightning protector plug? Answer: The iPowers protection is “normal” –…

Based on this (Pi chart) https://www.raspberrypi.org/help/faqs/ , the absolute max power consumed by the bare baseboard under “stress” conditions (that normally includes boot) is 1.35A. With screen added this would be…

DC Inverter (white body labelled C) DC Adapter 5.5×2.1 input/5.5×2.5 output (black body labelled C) DC Adapter 5.5×2.1 input/4.8×1.7 output (black body labelled F) DC Adapter 5.5×2.1 input/4.0×1.7 output (black…

For the iPower, what is needed is an earth/ground on the secondary side to make sure the EMC measures mandated by worldwide EMC Regulations actually work. So for a portable…

Question: Which mA output the noise/ripple figures are measured for the 5V iPower? Answer: The noise is measured using the closest current load to nominal loading that our dummy load provides. For…

Question: What is the efficiency of the iPower? Answer: The efficiency of iPower is that it complies with existing energy efficiency legislation. The exact numbers are complex due to a…