Re: BUGG-POWER BREAKTHROUGH: Twin motherboard plugs

[mjmahon@aol.com (MJMahon)]

Steve Buggie <buggie@unm.edu> replied:

> Well, even giant accessories wont make the load hit 200 watts!
> The power unit will always be running below its full capacity.  But 
> having double-power plugs on the board will ensure that whatever power
is 
> required will get to the motherboard.  A large power unit (150 watts or 
> 200 watts) will run cold because the load wont be near its capacity.

Exactly my point.  Since there is no way that an Apple motherboard
can safely distribute over 100 watts, what is the point of adding a
connector to permit that potentially destructive power to get there
even easier?

Better to put a couple of fast-blow 10 amp fuses in the +5 and +12
leads going to the motherboard.  Then a short will at least not vaporize
board traces or start a fire!

I think it's cool that you power supply runs cool, but that has nothing
to do with allowing it to fry your motherboard in the event of a fault
(like removing a card with the power on **OOPS**, burned contacts
and board traces, not just a fried IC).

This reminds me of people who connect their speakers to their
amps with $500 wires (!) with a resistance of .001 ohms, when the
impedance of the speakers is 4000 times greater, or more!  Except
in the case we're discussing, its a 250 watt "amplifier" connected to
a 50 watt "speaker"!   ;-/

Keep up the good work, Steve, but don't bother with the dual
connectors--maybe try inline fuses instead!  ;-)

-michael

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