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Not what you might think!
I have an actual PC power supply, Google tells me the format is actually called PC. It has a 12 pin mobo connector and it actually has a power switch! Supposidly its good for 20 amps on the 5v rail and 8 amps on the 12v rail. There is a -5 and -12v rail, both good for 300mA too. Supposedly the first pin is "voltage good" so I don't know weather to ground this pin or tie it to one of the 12 or 5 lines. I also don't know if this is a switchmode supply or not so I'm trying to figure out if I should use some sort of load or not. I'm tempted to just plug it in and turn the switch on but I don't want to kill it, its practically an antique! Another supply this old will be hard to come by, and it looks pretty promising so far.
Does anyone know how to get a supply like this running as a benchtop supply? Googling PC benchtop power supply only gets me atx info...
I have an actual PC power supply, Google tells me the format is actually called PC. It has a 12 pin mobo connector and it actually has a power switch! Supposidly its good for 20 amps on the 5v rail and 8 amps on the 12v rail. There is a -5 and -12v rail, both good for 300mA too. Supposedly the first pin is "voltage good" so I don't know weather to ground this pin or tie it to one of the 12 or 5 lines. I also don't know if this is a switchmode supply or not so I'm trying to figure out if I should use some sort of load or not. I'm tempted to just plug it in and turn the switch on but I don't want to kill it, its practically an antique! Another supply this old will be hard to come by, and it looks pretty promising so far.
Does anyone know how to get a supply like this running as a benchtop supply? Googling PC benchtop power supply only gets me atx info...