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From: adams@swbatl.sbc.com (Tom Adams - 235-7459)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Power supply for IBM PC interfacing projects
Message-ID: <1990Sep12.021220.11551@swbatl.sbc.com>
Date: 12 Sep 90 02:12:20 GMT
References: <15286@shlump.nac.dec.com>
Reply-To: adams@swbatl.UUCP (Tom Adams - 235-7459)
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In article <15286@shlump.nac.dec.com> sreekanth@rgb.dec.com (Jon Sreekanth) writes:
>
>By far the cheapest solution is to buy an XT power supply. Prices are
>below $50, if you look around, and the beast is going to supply 135 watts
>at least. 

Could someone explain what a PC power supply needs connected in order to
function?  I've tried to use old PC supplies on the bench and can't seem
to get any voltages out.  PC repair books (which all seem to recommend 
trashing switching PS's when they act up) suggest that there are a 
monitor lines that need special treatment.
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