🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sat, 28 May 2005 18:48:19 -0400, "Uncle Vinnie"
<vinrin57@nospam.optonline.net> wrote:

>Hmmmm.. maybe it is the power supply... 145 watt, dvd, cdrw, hd, firewire 
>card, tv card, modem, usb printer...
>
>
>it runs at about 11.5 volts...
>
>usually happens in about a day or so...
>
>When it does, the pc will not usually start up again for a while...
>

Even if/when a power supply works, if it's running near max
capacity it won't last nearly as long.  In other words just
because the power supply once handled the system and may
still "seem" to somewhat work, it would be prudent to
replace it... I can't know for certain that it's the current
problem but it seems a problem waiting to happen either way.

11.5V is within the 5%/10% spec for 12V, but if anything
such a system using a lot of 5V amperage should've had a bit
too high a 12V rail, not too low.  The % deviation should
account for maximum and minimum ripple values moreso than
constant running state... and when pushed your system may in
fact drop too low, but such things may not be obvious from a
software monitor or meter reading unless it has a lot of
resolution and captures max/min values.