Astrodyne Corporation is a manufacturer, designer, and distributor of AC/DC power supplies, AC/DC adapters, DC/AC inverters, and DC/DC converters. Over 3,000 cost-effective standard and modified-standard products available. Our industry-leading phone and instant online technical support delivers rapidly engineered solutions in response to each customer's unique power requirements.
White Paper: A general misconception is that Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is the same as the operational life of a product. In fact MTBF represents the statistical approximation of the percentage of units that will pass (or fail) during a products useful life period. MTBF should be considered as a measure... more
Product Catalog: This sourcebook is a one-stop shop design guide to determining key electrical and mechanical parameters and then selecting the appropriate solution. Everything you need to source power supplies at your fingertips... more
Reference Guide: This paper discusses a variety (Series, Parallel, Matrix, and Multi-Channel) of configurations for LED drivers. For each configuration a diagram is presented along with a description of basic operation, advantages, disadvantages, failure modes, and design options... more
Reference Guide: Frequently asked questions regarding LED drivers are answered. Learn more about key advantages, critical factors in selecting, and the difference between Mean Time Between Failure (MTBA) and Lifetime of an LED driver. Ingress Protection (IP) ratings and IEC 61000-4-5 lightening protection levels... more
Application Note: Recently, a new Energy Star requirement for solid-state lighting (SSL) luminaires has been introduced that has implications for LED power supply designers and may also provide insight into future Energy Star requirements. Most people are familiar with the Energy Star logo but may not recognize its... more