Ok for some home projects I decided to get one of these: http://rosewill.com/products/1763/ProductDetail_Overview.htm
It's a small device used to test if your power supply is good or bad. Why? Well if you have a PC that is dead ( you power it on and nothing happens ) you have a problem. The next logical test is do disconnect everything from the power supply except for the mother board. Next power it up again, if your monitor shows the Bios started then you most likely have a good power supply. Other then that test one usually has a spare power supply to swap to see if the mother board is bad. With that said, I and other have found that test is really no longer valid. Power supplies for all makers are failing, in different ways. Thus I bought a tester to verify my collection of PC and spare power supplies. Since I noticed that other LUG members maybe in the same situation I will bright it to the next meeting and I will gladly test what you bring, and without the $100 service charge! Things to note and you must agree to: 1) This is for a modern power supply from the last 6 or so years. This can't test Amiga, Commodore, PC-Jr, nor PC-XT etc. power supplies. So please don't bring them. 2) Regardless if it works or does not work, you need to take it away. Hardware can not be left behind regardless of it's condition, you carry it to the meeting, you carry it back home. 3) Only the power supply is needed, do not bring the whole PC it will take too long to disassemble before the meeting. The test only takes less then a minute, which is quick enough to do before or after the meeting. I will not have this test impact the meeting, so plan head. Please let me know and/or see me at the meeting. -- /** ** Joseph Apuzzo **/
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