Subj : Re: Power Supply for the A500
To   : Spectre
From : claw
Date : Wed Jun 08 2022 17:30:25

On 08 Jun 2022, Spectre said the following...
 
 Sp>  vo> They should be able to run at 100% all the time, but many can't/don't
 Sp>  vo> Running the supply at 100% will shorten the supplies life.
 Sp> 
 Sp> That's got to be either cheap components or bad design, and either way
 Sp> they shouldn't be rated if they can't supply.  Even if its peak load,
 Sp> that ought to be labeled for that as well as constant load.
 Sp> 
 Sp>  vo> So it's best to not push them, especially when a lot of them are mand
 Sp>  vo> a $, vs quality.
 Sp> 
 Sp> Still not going to run with the don't push it, I don't get with the
 Sp> leave a spare amp in the wings... However I'm not going to argue with
 Sp> the $ vs quality though... you "always" get what you pay for, well 95%
 Sp> of the time anyways.
 Sp> 
 Sp> Spec

Take an old PC strip the power supply out and you can make a power cable from the Motherboard cable. If you have one with a switch on it then there are 2 pins you can jump and it will fire up the PS when the power switch on the back is activated.  This will deliver clean and enough power

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