Building Test PSU

PoWaMan · 30-August-03, 10:10 AM

In the building a test power supply mod i have a small form factor atx power supply and I do not have a green wire. It is some other color and I can't figure otu what two wires. are the ones....coudl anyone tell me how many wires in the "green" wire is and on which side of the atx plug it is(the one with the clip to attach to the mobo or the other other side) thanx

jinxÂ© · 30-August-03, 10:50 AM

Heres a pic of the normal type setup, It might help.

Monsignor Funkibut · 30-August-03, 11:42 AM

Who are PG and SB if I may ask?
-MF

PoWaMan · 30-August-03, 07:41 PM

So is the the "on" and the grnd on the right or left in this picture the corrrect ground?

putwig · 30-August-03, 07:54 PM

Any ground is fine.

PoWaMan · 30-August-03, 10:08 PM

Alrite so if i put a switch that would "connect" or "dissconnect" the two wires suffice to turn it on...

Monsignor Funkibut · 31-August-03, 09:30 AM

Sounds reasonable - I think most people just yank the wire outta the plug or outta the wall [which isn't very pimp is it?]
-MF

PoWaMan · 31-August-03, 11:53 AM

Nope.....so i wanan switch lol

putwig · 31-August-03, 03:17 PM

See the green loop of wire in the picture above? Put your switch in that loop.

jinxÂ© · 31-August-03, 05:11 PM

I have a question on a similar topic.

I'm thinking about adding a second PSU to a rig, can I desolder all the ATX headers (just keeping the supply rails) and just run the Green & Black into the primary PSU.?

putwig · 31-August-03, 05:19 PM

I see no reason why not jinx. And, buy jumpering into the green and black on the primary ...... the psu will power up with the system.

BigAkita · 31-August-03, 05:56 PM

Yes Jinx, I did that by soldering the wires together. I did have one Antec PSU give up the ghost while doing that, but the replacement held for a long, long time. I think the PSU blowout was an anomaly.

I eventually went to an ATX/AT PSU configuration which worked out nice. The AT handled all the light and fan functions, while the ATX handled the mobo and drives.

30-August-03, 10:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
PoWaMan Apex Techie II Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: escanaba,Mi Posts: 91	Building Test PSU In the building a test power supply mod i have a small form factor atx power supply and I do not have a green wire. It is some other color and I can't figure otu what two wires. are the ones....coudl anyone tell me how many wires in the "green" wire is and on which side of the atx plug it is(the one with the clip to attach to the mobo or the other other side) thanx

30-August-03, 10:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
jinxÂ© Still Duck's Hoe Though Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Limbo Posts: 2,166	Heres a pic of the normal type setup, It might help. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Life isn't like a box of chocolates...It's more like a jar of jalapenos... What you do today, might burn your @ss tomorrow."

30-August-03, 11:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tucker, Ga Posts: 1,856	Who are PG and SB if I may ask? -MF __________________ The Danse, The Parfum, The Man .....

30-August-03, 07:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,198	Any ground is fine. __________________

31-August-03, 09:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tucker, Ga Posts: 1,856	Sounds reasonable - I think most people just yank the wire outta the plug or outta the wall [which isn't very pimp is it?] -MF __________________ The Danse, The Parfum, The Man .....

30-August-03, 07:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
PoWaMan Apex Techie II Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: escanaba,Mi Posts: 91	So is the the "on" and the grnd on the right or left in this picture the corrrect ground?

30-August-03, 10:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
PoWaMan Apex Techie II Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: escanaba,Mi Posts: 91	Alrite so if i put a switch that would "connect" or "dissconnect" the two wires suffice to turn it on...

31-August-03, 11:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
PoWaMan Apex Techie II Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: escanaba,Mi Posts: 91	Nope.....so i wanan switch lol

31-August-03, 03:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,198	See the green loop of wire in the picture above? Put your switch in that loop. __________________

31-August-03, 05:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
jinxÂ© Still Duck's Hoe Though Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Limbo Posts: 2,166	I have a question on a similar topic. I'm thinking about adding a second PSU to a rig, can I desolder all the ATX headers (just keeping the supply rails) and just run the Green & Black into the primary PSU.? __________________ "Life isn't like a box of chocolates...It's more like a jar of jalapenos... What you do today, might burn your @ss tomorrow."

31-August-03, 05:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,198	I see no reason why not jinx. And, buy jumpering into the green and black on the primary ...... the psu will power up with the system. __________________

31-August-03, 05:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nirvana Posts: 14,317	Yes Jinx, I did that by soldering the wires together. I did have one Antec PSU give up the ghost while doing that, but the replacement held for a long, long time. I think the PSU blowout was an anomaly. I eventually went to an ATX/AT PSU configuration which worked out nice. The AT handled all the light and fan functions, while the ATX handled the mobo and drives. __________________ "I'll stop being an A-Hole if you will stop being an Idiot."

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