Welcome to Overclockers Forums! Join us to reply in threads, receive reduced ads, and to customize your site experience!
Can you whip up a simple wiring diagram for that? I'm not sure I understand what you mean.Fleeorg said:Willysnut,
I did find a way to do it.
I wanted the power supply to be a direct connection to an AUX switch on my Surge Protector/ Power Control Center. So what I did was simply removed the switch on the PSU and soldered the power plug directly to the AC input on the PSU, thus bypassing the switch all together. Now when I turn on the switch on my power control center, it is the same as simply plugging it into the wall......ie: if it is plugged in, it is turned on.
It works great and I have had zero issues reguarding the Mod, other than having to modify the case for another power cable plug.
Maybe that will help.
Fleeorg
I think you confused me even more.Fleeorg said:Crazy Jayhawk,
I can get you a drawing of that, but it will be a day or so because I am kind of busy. Until then, maybe this will clarify it.
The power supply I used was a switching one. It had an input power cable connector from the wall (male), and it also had a power cable out (female) that was only on when the power supply was on. Those two cable connections went through what I believe was a DPDT (double pole double throw) switch and then to the PSU.
So essentially, there were the wires from the AC input going to the switch and two sets of wires leaving the switch to both the output plug and the PSU itself. Thus only leaving two actual wires (AC inputs) to the PSU.
In short I removed both of the power connectors and the switch, leaving only the two AC input wires to the PSU intact. Then I soldered the power cable connector that connects to the wall (male) to the wires that I left intact on the PSU.
By doing this, I removed the internal switching that was present internally to the PSU and made it either "always on" (plugged directly into the wall) or "switched" (plugged into an external switch like a power control center).
If that doesn't clear it up a little, let me know and I will draw it up on Electronics Workbench
Laterz,
Flee
Best bet it to just have enough cooling to stop parts from getting hot in the first place . . . .BrianCapps said:be careful when cooling your componants after shut down. Believe it or not, there is such a thing as over cooling. This is why I leave my comp on all the time.
remember that when a componant heats up, it expands a little. Cooling it too fast after shut down could cause it to sontract too quickly, thus resulting in teeny tiny little cracks that, over time can become larger, noticeable defects.
Just cool in moderation (WHAT am I saying?!?!)
Of course, this is only if your temps rise much above room.
Something to keep in mind.