How do you get a old AT PSU to switch on without a mobo?
- i though it would just be ON when you switched on the power, but its not?
anyone know how you get then to work?
daniel
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How do you get a old AT PSU to switch on without a mobo?
- i though it would just be ON when you switched on the power, but its not?
anyone know how you get then to work?
daniel
y do you want to?
because i have a few kicking around, and i need a 12v power supply for the point motors on my model railway.
Yeah, I too was pretty sure that a generic AT PSU just had a push on/latch/push off switch. I'm sure I've just dragged one out in a shop before, and slapped in on the counter to power up a CD-drive I was thinking of buying..Quote:
Originally Posted by oshta
I don't think AT's relied on having anything connected, ie: feedback from mobo or signalled ready. Might be wrong.
S.
cant you do the sort a green and black wire(i think) with a paper clip on this aswell.
Well, i did a bit of digging, and aprantly most AT psu's need a light load on the 5v line?
according to this page http://home.cogeco.ca/~rpaisley4/ATpsu.html
daniel
[Daymonkey, thats for ATX psu's]
I think the green+black bridge trick is just for ATX.. Again, might be wrong, sorry I can't be of more help.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daymonkey
S.
Well, after reading that page, i did some playing.
0.8amps, and 5volts would need a 6.25ohm resistor (V=I*R)
- and a little shuffle and found a 6.2ohm in my box!! so i tryed it, and it worked!! - but it did get very HOT, so i tryed a 15ohm, which also worked, and only draws 0.33amp, so it cooler! (also tryed a 33ohm, but that wasnt enough)
Ok, ive just been testing the 12v line, i got the set of bulbs i use for discharging my RC car battery packs, and conected them up (they draw about 6amps, which is nice, becuase the PSU is rated at 8amps)
- they work fine, but as i disconected it, the PSU triped, presumable becuase if over volted, becuase its not quick enought, so i conected the 33ohm resistor accross the 12v, and the now its fine at both conecting and disconecing and running a 6amp load
- and the two resistors stay just about cool enough if i leave them in the air flow of the fan, although i might stick them to a ram sink with thermal epoxy.
Thanks guys, daniel