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bitTRL1000 · 10-30-2005, 09:23 PM

Well, you're right. He could mean either of two things (hopefully he'll answer back). Either he just wants to measure how many amps the PS is supplying to the motherboard on a specific rail, which would be doable, but wouldn't be advisable IMO because you'd have to splice an ammeter in series from the PS to the motherboard. Or he means what I think he means: how does one measure what the PS is actually capable of putting out. In other words, how do you verify the rating that is on the side of the PS. To do that you'd need the variable load test that we're talking about.

Anybody on here know why the amp rating of a PS isn't just the wattage rating divided by 12? -That's my main question.

10-30-2005, 09:23 PM	#14
bitTRL1000 Member (7 bit) Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 70	Well, you're right. He could mean either of two things (hopefully he'll answer back). Either he just wants to measure how many amps the PS is supplying to the motherboard on a specific rail, which would be doable, but wouldn't be advisable IMO because you'd have to splice an ammeter in series from the PS to the motherboard. Or he means what I think he means: how does one measure what the PS is actually capable of putting out. In other words, how do you verify the rating that is on the side of the PS. To do that you'd need the variable load test that we're talking about. Anybody on here know why the amp rating of a PS isn't just the wattage rating divided by 12? -That's my main question.