From: mblack@pubnix.net   
      
   On Mon, 21 Jan 2019, 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   
   >   
   I have some surplus general purpose switching supplies that came with load   
   resistors on the output.  Kind of odd, but one way of making sure it   
   works.  I guess the rest was cheap enough that adding power resistors, and   
   wasting power, was still efficient.   
      
   Of course, PC power supplies have an intended use, an expectation of a   
   certain amount of load, so it makes sense that they wouldn't bother with   
   loading resistors.   
      
      Michael   
      
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