On Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:11:10 -0600 "Richard Erlacher" &lt;edick(a)idcomm.com&gt; writes: <Stuff SNIPped> needs Well, for a given wattage, switchers are smaller, lighter, and more economical to produce. I imagine if they resorted to the old iron-core transformers of yore, they would have had a difficult time finding a supplier for them. When they did, the part would probly cost as much as the rest of the materials put together. Makes perfect sense to me. Jeff ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.