[Amps] Info on HP power supply

[Chris Wilson]

Hello Bill,

Increasing the output voltage is pretty trivial, but one soon hits the
over voltage protection limit, I would dearly like to know how to
raise that limit a bit on both the 12 volt (say to 14V), and on the
48V ones.

On Wednesday, July 9, 2014,  you wrote:

> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:          (may be snipped)

> On 7/9/2014 1:16 PM, Al Kozakiewicz wrote:
>> Nobody fixes computer components in the field anymore (not for at least 30 years!) and power supplies are more-or-less commodity items.  HP would probably stock these items in regional depots for field spares and defective units would be sent to a "black box" for refurbishment.
>>
>> Computer companies are keen to protect their VAR and reseller channels from unauthorized competition. So that and the break-fix model make the legitimate need for a schematic nonexistent.  HP has no incentive to support off-label use of components in the gray market where they receive no compensation.
>>
>> Al
>> AB2ZY

> REPLY:

> Makes perfect sense. Thanks, Al.

> Of course, that does not preclude reverse engineering. ;-)

> 73, Bill W6WRT





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