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Chill-X · 12-21-2000, 09:34 PM

Well I found out that in order to get more than 1 amp out of the 12V line at 12V on my AT PS, I need a load on the 5V line.

So, what should I use as a dummy load (Need about 4-6 amps at 5V)? I currently grabbed all the 12V lights I could find and hooked them to 5V - that only got me about 3.5 amps, and not very practical. But I did get 7 amps out at about 11.9V that way.

Any ideas? Hopefully any cheap and/or creative ones?

12-21-2000, 09:34 PM	#1
Chill-X Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tucson, AZ, USA Posts: 27	5V dummy load - what to use? Well I found out that in order to get more than 1 amp out of the 12V line at 12V on my AT PS, I need a load on the 5V line. So, what should I use as a dummy load (Need about 4-6 amps at 5V)? I currently grabbed all the 12V lights I could find and hooked them to 5V - that only got me about 3.5 amps, and not very practical. But I did get 7 amps out at about 11.9V that way. Any ideas? Hopefully any cheap and/or creative ones?