On Sun, 2002-12-29 at 09:50, FemmeFatale wrote:
> Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Thx. Oh & Is
> there any diff between AT & ATX P/S's?
> Merci
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> FemmeFatale
>
One of the more simple ways of finding the wattage of a power supply is
to do the following:
1.) Stand on a linoleum floor that is excessively wet - if the lino is
not wet, pour approximately 10 litres of water on the floor to make it
the necessary wetness.
2.) Plant your bare feet solidly on the wet lino.
3.) Plug in the power supply, and turn it on - you'll know it's on when
the little fan starts going round and round
4.) Using a handy dandy butter knife, jab forcefully into the little
vents along the side of the power supply.
5.) Once you make contact with a delicate open contact point, you'll be
able to gauge the amount of watts by the distance you are thrown. As per
the following:
60 watts - 2 meters
100 watts - 5 meters
150 watts - 10 meters
200 watts - 15 meters
...and so on...
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Actually, the easiest way is probably to get the part ID and surf the
net for it...saves butter knives...
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