13 May
2006
13 May
'06
7:24 a.m.
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
I've never seen a power supply that wouldn't
start with an IDE drive
attached.
That's actually the only thing I use cruddy IDE junk for ;-) (well, OK,
there's an IDE drive in this laptop - but not by choice)
Come to that, I haven't seen one that wouldn't
start with
just the 12v line loaded, but I can believe it happens.
Hmm, I've got one like that - it regulates the +12V at a shade over +9V unless
there's a load on the +5V rail.
I tend to use that supply along with a sacrificial anode arrangement for
corrosion protection on old metal - it looks interesting with a big bucket, PC
power supply, and an IDE disk dangling in mid air.
cheers
Jules