Re: [TCLUG:22867] Athlons and power supplies

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>]

It is not likely a power supply will vary in the power it supplies.
However, the ability of a power supply to supply maximum power for a very
long time before failing is probably what determines the quality of a power
supply.

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@veldy.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Wilson" <wilson@visi.com>
To: "TCLUG" <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:22867] Athlons and power supplies


> On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
>
> > BTW - there is no such thing as quality of power.  If you are getting
250W,
> > that is it - you have 250W.
>
> I should have put that in quotes. I guess what I was referring to was the
> overall stability of the voltages, etc. Stuff that distinguishes a cheapo
> power supply from a higher quality one. OTOH, I've never really had the
> occasion to look at it before. Maybe all power supplies do that reasonably
> well. I don't know.
>
> -Tim
>
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