{"id":3907,"date":"2016-12-09T10:53:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T10:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/?p=3907"},"modified":"2016-12-09T11:54:59","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T11:54:59","slug":"long-life-power-supplies-for-library-kiosks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/2016\/12\/09\/long-life-power-supplies-for-library-kiosks\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-Life Power Supplies for Library Kiosks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/rws-b\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/files\/2014\/04\/RWS-B-500-125.jpg\" alt=\"RWS-B\" width=\"500\" height=\"125\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2014\/04\/RWS-B-500-125.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2014\/04\/RWS-B-500-125-300x75.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The use of self-serve kiosks has reduced customer wait-times in many facilities, while at the same time saving on labour costs.  These machines are also used extensively in libraries for both checking out and returning books and other media material.  Power supply field life is important as a failure can result in expensive service calls and decreased customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>Now with a seven-year warranty, the TDK-Lambda <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/products\/product-details.aspx?scid=338\" target=\"_blank\">RWS-B series has conservative component ratings<\/a>, featuring 10-year electrolytic capacitor lifetimes to ensure a long field life.  Two 150W rated models have been chosen for a new range of self-service kiosks for UK libraries, because of their reliability and cost effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\">TDK-Lambda<\/a> offers a wide range of Industrial Power Supplies for industrial and test &amp; measurement applications, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/products\/acdc-power-supplies\/?application=general-purpose-industrial\" target=\"_blank\">click for more information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/rws-b\" target=\"_blank\">www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/rws-b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The use of self-serve kiosks has reduced customer wait-times in many facilities, while at the same time saving on labour costs. These machines are also used extensively in libraries for both checking out and returning books and other media material. 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