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|    Sjouke Burry to Bob Engelhardt    |
|    Re: PC PSU repurposing    |
|    21 Jan 19 20:06:10    |
      From: burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll              On 21-1-2019 17:36, Bob Engelhardt wrote:       > I am going to repurpose a PC PSU & I have a question about minimum       > loading. Many/most PSU's require minimum loads on their outputs for the       > outputs to be powered, The PSU that I have powers its outputs without       > loads. Is it a bad idea to run it that way? Thanks, Bob       >       when I use one I put 100 ohms on each output voltage.              That seems to work.              Else connect an old harddisk to provide a bit of load.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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