[CQ-Contest] OT - Using a computer power supply as a bench supply

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Thanks to everyone pointing me to articles on ATX power supplies as 
bench supplies.  Mine is a very oldAT supply, but I'm hoping that the 
same principles apply to it.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 3/22/2017 12:26 AM, Prasad VU2PTT wrote:
> Pete,
>
> This should answer your questions:
>
> http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/blog/convert-atx-psu-to-bench-supply.html
>
> 73
>
> Prasad VU2PTT
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 21-Mar-2017, at 8:15 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr at comcast.net 
> <mailto:n4zr at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>> I'm sorry for the off-topic question, but can't find a good reflector 
>> for this one, and I figured this diverse group was most likely to 
>> have answers.  Please feel free to reply off-list.
>>
>> 10-plus years ago, I built what was to be a bench supply using an old 
>> AT power supply - 5 and 12 volts. It didn't put out any voltage, so I 
>> shelved it - figuring a bum supply.  Then just a relatively few years 
>> ago, I read that these supplies required some load on the 5V supply 
>> in order to put out any power on either output.  I can't find the 
>> reference now, and am hoping some of the knowledgeable here will have 
>> some info on this.
>>
>> Thanks for your patience
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
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