Re: Yo-Duh_87,s load sharing psu thingy, for redundancy?
I opted to use the negative voltage rails from the first power supply; it's a waste of effort otherwise.
As for status lights, every PSU has a number of output lines that you can tap into. Namely:
Power_Good (aka power_ok); will be high (TTL output level, 5 volts) when all the voltage rails are in spec. A simple LED and resistor will allow you to monitor that line.
I opted to adapt pHaestus' circuit, to indicate that each PSU is receiving AC. Alternatively, you can use the +5 sb (standby), which is always on (as long as there's power, and the PSU is switched on, if there's a switch).
Note that I haven't completed this project yet, but there is a thread on this in here... somewhere.
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