Re: IBM type power supplies

[drsmooth@relex.com (Edhel Iaur, Esq.)]

On 3 Jan 1997 22:47:18 GMT, Paul Holton <pholton@news.ecis.com> wrote:

>Is there anybody out there that can tell me what the Orange wire labled
>"power good" is for on IBM type computer power supplies?

If the supply thinks it is giving/getting "bad" power (too high/too
low), the "power good" lead will go high or go low or something,
telling the computer to not use the power supply's juice, lest the
computer get damaged.

I KNEW reading _Upgrading and Repairing PCs_ twice would be good for
SOMETHING!


PS: This is a bit off-topic
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