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Switch-mode power supply
A circle crossed by a horizontal line that ends at a short vertical bar inside the circle; a small letter S beside the bar and a diagonal arrow pointing from the lower right up to the bar, crossing the circle. · also called “SMPS”, “Schaltnetzteil”, “switch-mode power supply”, “switching power supply”
What the Switch-mode power supply symbol means
Adapter is a switch-mode power supply
Marks a power adapter that is an electronic switch-mode power supply (SMPS), as opposed to a conventional transformer. It describes how the adapter is built; it does not ask you to do anything.
Source · Manufacturer manual Medion robot vacuum cleaner operating instructions, symbols on the power adapter (German) · checked
Where it appears
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Questions about the Switch-mode power supply symbol
- What does the Switch-mode power supply symbol mean?
- Marks a power adapter that is an electronic switch-mode power supply (SMPS), as opposed to a conventional transformer. It describes how the adapter is built; it does not ask you to do anything.
- What does the Switch-mode power supply symbol look like?
- A circle crossed by a horizontal line that ends at a short vertical bar inside the circle; a small letter S beside the bar and a diagonal arrow pointing from the lower right up to the bar, crossing the circle. It is also called “SMPS”, “Schaltnetzteil”, “switch-mode power supply” and “switching power supply”.
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