On 8/14/13 8:49 PM, Peter Gutmann wrote:

Another thing about switchmode design is that unless it's pretty
simple, you're better off outsourcing it (meaning, get a pre-built
one).

WhatHeSaid. Switchers are notorious for being persnickety about components tolerances, and are sheer hell to troubleshoot as well.

And the bigger you get, the harder they fail...

I love the smell of burning bakelite^H^H glass-fiber^H^H electrolyte in the morning...