Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!dimacs.rutgers.edu!mips!spool.mu.edu!olivea!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!dkuug!vaxc!vaxc.aud.auc.dk!danhf From: danhf@vaxc.aud.auc.dk (Niels Henrik Faber) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: power requirements for 286 Message-ID: Date: 13 Jun 91 15:18:56 GMT References: <1991Jun7.054332.19084@uwasa.fi> <15390@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> Sender: news@vaxc.aud.auc.dk Organization: Computing Centre, University of Aalborg Lines: 29 In-reply-to: mm459504@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu's message of 8 Jun 91 03:45:27 GMT Well, I have used a 150W power supply with a configuration something like yours (I cant remember exactly), without any problems until THE DIODE BRIDGE IN THE POWER SUPPLY BLEW UP However, being from Denmark (that is in Scandinavia, ignorants) I used it on 220V, 60 Hz. And when I opened the thing (having put out the fire :)), I found that a lot of the components were 200V (on the power side) and underdimensioned on the low voltage side as well. So to answer your question: I think it will work fine, but if you have a very cheap power supply you might run into problems. And unfurtunately this is a place where many producers of PCs saves a buck or two. Nils-Henrik Ballegaard Faber E-mail : danhf@vaxa.aud.auc.dk Work : Fredrik Bajersvej 5, 214 Mail : Rolighedsvej 28 DK - 9220 Aalborg Ost DK - 9400 Norresundby Phone : +45 98 15 42 11 - 4030 +45 98 19 03 63 -- Nils-Henrik Ballegaard Faber E-mail : danhf@vaxa.aud.auc.dk Work : Fredrik Bajersvej 5, 214 Mail : Rolighedsvej 28 DK - 9220 Aalborg Ost DK - 9400 Norresundby Phone : +45 98 15 42 11 - 4030 +45 98 19 03 63