He proposed replacing some internal components in each bulk power supply unit and calibrating components within each unit, increasing the power supply's potential output to 35 volts. These changes approved, Simon set to work. All told, Wood and his team modified some 150 power supply units. The process included disassembly, cleaning, drying, modifying, rebuilding, and testing each unit. In an unconventional twist for electronic components, cleaning included hosing the power supply units down with water and using a household all-purpose cleaner on them.
Wood is happy with the results.
The modifications turned out great. Of all the projects I've worked on in my eight years here, this was the most challenging and demanding. I'm very pleased with the outcome. SURA has applied for a patent for Wood's voltage regulator and bulk power supply design. As if Wood's work doesn't keep him busy enough, he and his wife, Earnestine, have two adult children and have been foster parents for 19 additional children over the last seven years.