A switching constant-current power device can stabilize current flowing to a
load
(e.g. a display device comprising an LED, or the like) even when the current is
repeatedly interrupted. A voltage current detector is connected to the output side
of a power converter and creates a voltage signal in accordance with the output
voltage thereof; and a feedback circuit is provided between a controller for driving
the power converter and a current detector, which generates a first feedback signal
in accordance with the load current. The feedback circuit comprises a signal holding
unit, which outputs a second feedback signal that was created by consulting the
voltage signal at a given time, the feedback circuit supplying the first feedback
signal, output by the current detector, to the controller when load current is
flowing, and supplying the second feedback signal, output by the signal holding
unit, to the controller when load current is not flowing.