> You look for differences between the lines in DC and then switch your > FLUKE to AC and observe the JUNK. Based on RMS power values against the > OEM range you can get an IDEA.... Never could get over the fact that the best electrical meters are named "Fluke". So the junk should be constant frequency, more or less? > But you need to be able to LOAD the PS. > There is where you find out if your CAPs and BRIDGEs and REGs are on good > or TRASH. > You can have an 800W but if it is dirty...it is dirty! OTOH, a cheap 250W PS might produce "clean enough" power up to 175W, THEN get dirty, while a cheap 800W might get you to 500W. A good 250W PS will probably give you clean power up to 230 or 240W before it starts to suck. > Andre Hedrick > The Linux ATA/IDE guy What voltages are critical here? I'm guessing +5 and +3.3, since those are the I/O and memory voltages right? +12 is just used to POWER the drive motor, not the brains on the controller, right? -- Edward Schernau http://www.schernau.com Network Architect mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rational Computing Providence, RI, USA -- =- To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the -= =- body of "unsubscribe linux-abit". -=
