Well then make darn sure you never do this then. woa!  Don't ever try it
now! ever!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Rigby-Jones" <Michael.Rigby-Jones@BOOKHAM.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: using a PC power supply


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ray Gallant [SMTP:rayg@NB.SYMPATICO.CA]
> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 1:35 PM
> > To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject:      Re: using a PC power supply
> >
> > If this is an AT supply for example and you are using it without a
mother
> > board, maybe you would consider shorting the orange wire to the red
wires
> > (current sense to +5).
> > B-Rgs, {slewate}
> >
> >
> The orange wire on a AT supply is NOT a current sense wire, it is the
"Power
> good" signal that the PSU asserts when the voltage on all the rails is
> within specifiaction.  The idea is that the motherboard uses this wire to
> hold the processor in reset at power on.  Not really a good ideas to
connect
> it to the +5v rail.  Not sure what slewrate has to do with it though?
>
> Regards
>
> Mike

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