Transformers fans can now order two new model kits based on an errant Autobot and a Decepticon Seeker jet from the ...

The first G1 Arcee never was never produced, but it lives on 40 years later in an upcoming high-end release from the ...

One of the most dangerous locations in a power distribution system with regard to incident energy is that first panelboard on the secondary of a transformer. With some thought in your design — even if ...

A new and exclusive set from Hasbro has arrived as they return to the Transformers universe with not one but three deluxe-scale versions of Optimus Prime. However, each of these figures represents a ...

The merchandising art (via All Spark News) also reveals the familiar face of Bumblebee in the mix. Steven Caple Jr. previous teased the lineup of Transformers characters in Rise of the Beasts (Optimus ...

When designing an offline flyback power supply, integrating the IC with the other components can be overwhelming. Integrating the transformer properly is more than finding the turns-ratio to match ...

THE POWER SOURCES MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (PSMA) is celebrating its twentieth anniversary by offering hardcopy reprints of a classic text on transformer design for less than a student would have ...

Michael Bay has certainly “taken liberties” when adapting the ’80s Transformers cartoons for the big screen. While Optimus Prime has more or less remained intact (same voice actor (Peter Cullen), same ...

Custom-designed transformers got a bad reputation a decade or two ago. One of the knocks against them was a lack of repeatability. It could be tough to get replacements that worked like the originals ...

Power-transformer designs minimize weight and cost based on three assumptions: (1) the power source is a sine wave, (2) the frequency is fixed, and (3) the voltage will not exceed a specified maximum.