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RE: Old PC PSU as power supply for VFD
- Subject: RE: Old PC PSU as power supply for VFD
- From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:42:11 +0100
> The 5v standby circuit is not designed to supply a large
> current, also, the fan is not running when the psu is in
> standby mode, double check what current you can safely draw
> from the 5v standby circuit to keep in-spec.
>
> My gut feeling is that you should have no problem, although I
> have seen some vfd's that draw nearly an amp ;)
PC PSU should be able to supply more than that in standby anyway as I think
there's a 720mA @ 5v allowance for Wake On LAN, a 1,000mA allowance for
wake
on USB and a 720mA allowance for wake on modem...
...I'm sure I remember something about that in the manual for the last mobo
I bought.
Phil
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