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>First measure the open circuit voltage at the outputs. You may see a bit more
>than 20 Volts. Don't worry unless it's a lot more (about 30V). This checks
>there is juice coming out. If no voltage - it's toasted, but make sure you
Sometimes not toast. Some power supplies wont come up if there isn't any
load sensed, such as in an open circuit.

>I wouldn't recommend trying to measure the current with your meter alone, as
>this basically shorts the power supply, and the current may burn out the
>secondary winding on the transformer (or your meter!). Instead, get a 20 Ohm
Usually trashes the meter (hopefully, it's fused protected in that range).

>resistor rated for 20 Watts (This will get 1 Amp out of your supply) or a 10
>Ohm resistor rated at 40 Watts to get 2 Amps out of the supply. Remember, you
Also remember that 40W of heat makes for one very very hot resistor!
                                                                    rich chong