Test a Power Supply

27th July 2004, 00:29

Can u test a PS out of the case by jumping the pins.. which pins do u need 2 jump

[Bonbon] · 27th July 2004, 00:47

green & black

http://www.casemodgod.com/mod_test_psu.htm

jmke · 27th July 2004, 07:00

more guides here: http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=hwf...rtme=link_desc

27th July 2004, 10:10

make sure you have some components on the psu else it could explode (a hard disk drive orso)

the correct explanation i can't give but it had to do something with elco's that charged and couldnt discharge afaik.

30th July 2004, 04:38

Absolutely make sure there is a load on your power supply at all times. They rely on powering a device to function properly. It has to do with the internal voltage regulators, they must drive a certain amount of current to calculate the proper voltage. Without a load the power supply won't know what voltage its putting out. You must load your supply for it to work properly. Using old equipment is an excellent way to do this.

You can also use a low resistance high wattage resistor for this dummy load, but I wouldn't recommend it unless your comfortable with high power modifications. I use a 16 ohm 20watt resistor on the +5 volt line to insure proper regulation. Note this is very specific to your power supply and 16 ohms probably wont be right for you.

27th July 2004, 00:29	#1
krellmk Posts: n/a	Test a Power Supply Can u test a PS out of the case by jumping the pins.. which pins do u need 2 jump

27th July 2004, 00:47	#2
[Bonbon] Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 692	green & black http://www.casemodgod.com/mod_test_psu.htm __________________ intelD820 (2*2.8), 1gb ram , 6600gt , lots of hdd

27th July 2004, 07:00	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	more guides here: http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=hwf...rtme=link_desc __________________

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27th July 2004, 10:10	#4
quarantaine Posts: n/a	make sure you have some components on the psu else it could explode (a hard disk drive orso) the correct explanation i can't give but it had to do something with elco's that charged and couldnt discharge afaik.

30th July 2004, 04:38	#5
No Skill HW Posts: n/a	Absolutely make sure there is a load on your power supply at all times. They rely on powering a device to function properly. It has to do with the internal voltage regulators, they must drive a certain amount of current to calculate the proper voltage. Without a load the power supply won't know what voltage its putting out. You must load your supply for it to work properly. Using old equipment is an excellent way to do this. You can also use a low resistance high wattage resistor for this dummy load, but I wouldn't recommend it unless your comfortable with high power modifications. I use a 16 ohm 20watt resistor on the +5 volt line to insure proper regulation. Note this is very specific to your power supply and 16 ohms probably wont be right for you.