{"id":4444,"date":"2018-02-21T08:04:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T08:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/?p=4444"},"modified":"2019-01-30T13:36:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T13:36:05","slug":"what-advantages-do-i6a-250w-non-isolated-dc-dc-converters-offer-over-isolated-modules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/2018\/02\/21\/what-advantages-do-i6a-250w-non-isolated-dc-dc-converters-offer-over-isolated-modules\/","title":{"rendered":"What advantages do i6A 250W non-isolated DC-DC converters offer over isolated modules?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/products\/product-details.aspx?cid=2&amp;scid=359\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">non-isolated i6A DC-DC converters offer power levels of up to 250W<\/a>. Traditional isolated converters require a transformer and associated circuitry. 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This reduces wasted power by 60 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, David Buck, Market Development Manager at TDK-Lambda EMEA explains what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/about\/local-video.aspx?pid=3108\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">advantages the i6A non-isolated DC-DC converters offer over isolated modules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/products\/dcdc-converters\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">full range of DC-DC converters<\/a>, or click here for the product page:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/i6a\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/i6a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/faq\/ask.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">question you\u2019d like to ask TDK-Lambda<\/a>, please feel free to use the online FAQ form and we\u2019ll get back to you with an answer to your question as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The non-isolated i6A DC-DC converters offer power levels of up to 250W. 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