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Author Topic: HELP!!: PC Power Supply Question!!!  (Read 1253 times)

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HELP!!: PC Power Supply Question!!!
« on: May 11, 2003, 11:58:19 am »
Damnit.....on a standard ATX style connector, which pins do I need to short out in order to make the
power supply come on when AC is applied to it???

I have a spare old 200w power supply that I intend to use soley for running some fans in my box, but I need to know which of the pins on the ATX I can short out in order to put it in an "always on" state...so when I turn on the power strip, the PS will start working....

I imagine just running a wire from one pin to the other will be sufficient, yes?

OH YES: On a standard 4 prong molex connector for your average PC accessory, the wires on mine run
Red, Black, Black, yellow.  Is that 12V, ground, ground, 5V????

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Re:HELP!!: PC Power Supply Question!!!
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2003, 12:04:17 pm »
Pin 14 (green) to Pin 15 (or any other black ground wire).

http://www.oscarcontrols.com/ATXpower.shtml

On the molex connector, Red is +5V and Yellow is +12V.


Oh, I also connected the two wires together with one of these.  One end of the wire tap has a blind hole, but I just drilled it out so I could connect both wires together.


« Last Edit: May 11, 2003, 12:12:59 pm by OSCAR »

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Re:HELP!!: PC Power Supply Question!!!
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2003, 09:36:22 pm »
Your avatar title is quite appropriate for this thread, HeadRusch.  ;)

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Re:HELP!!: PC Power Supply Question!!!
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2003, 01:40:44 pm »
Hi:

I am an electrical idiot. When you short wires 14 and 15 do you clip the wires and then connect them to each other with a wire nut or do you run a wire between the two pins of these two?

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Re:HELP!!: PC Power Supply Question!!!
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2003, 01:47:02 pm »
Hi:

I am an electrical idiot. When you short wires 14 and 15 do you clip the wires and then connect them to each other with a wire nut or do you run a wire between the two pins of these two?

Whatever works for you, man.

A 'non-destructive' way would be to use a wire tap, crimp-on variety.

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&User_ID=13000016&St=2331&St2=-83407979&St3=-64979128&DS_ID=3&Product_ID=2047&DID=7

As was posted above.  You can find these things anywhere.