Power Supply Triage

Power supply sorting is done in System Evaluation.

Sort
Create a temporary place for two piles: Follow the triage flow chart below to determine which pile to put the power supply in. You will need to test some power supplies to do this.
 * Keep
 * Recycle

Chart
digraph POWERSUPPLYTRIAGE { node [fontname="Helvetica", fontsize="11"] edge [fontname="Helvetica"]

at       [label="Is it an AT?\n(not an ATX)"] start    [label="START HERE", shape="box", style="bold"] blackcord [label="Does it have a thick black cord?"] shape    [label="Is it the same shape and size\n as the power supply marked 'EXAMPLE'?\nLittle metal rails don't count as different;\nexternal fans do."] compaq   [label="Does it say 'COMPAQ' on its label?"] broken   [label="Is it broken?\nDoes it have clipped cords or an open case?\nDid somebody write 'BAD' on it?"] recycle  [label="RECYCLE\nClip all cords. Separate cords into thick and thin wire bins.\nPut the power supply in the 'RECYCLE' bin on the cart." shape="box", style="bold"] test     [label="TEST IT\nDoes it work?"] keep     [label="KEEP\nPut the power supply in one of the 'KEEP' bins on the cart." shape="box", style="bold"]

start -> at at -> recycle [label="YES"] at -> blackcord [label="NO"] blackcord -> recycle [label="YES"] blackcord -> shape [label="NO"]

shape -> broken [label="YES"] shape -> recycle [taillabel="NO"]

broken -> recycle [taillabel="YES"] broken -> compaq [label="NO"]

compaq -> recycle [label="YES"] compaq -> test test -> recycle [label="NO"] test -> keep [label="YES"] }

Test

 * Get the ATX power supply tester from a Build Coordinator (Dave or Martin), or ask any staff member. You can also check and see if the store has one. If you can't find a tester...move on to a different project, one will turn up eventually.
 * For each power supply that needs to be tested, do these things:
 * Plus each power supply into outlet
 * Connect the tester to the ATX connector
 * Check lights (solid lights are good)
 * Put failures in Recycle pile (as directed in the Triage chart)
 * When finished, give the power supply tester back to Build Coordinator

What to do when done, where to put them

 * Power supplies in your Recycle pile go straight to Recycling after they are signed off by the Eval instructor.


 * Keepers
 * Mark them OKFG with a sharpie
 * Take them to the warehouse and put them in the POWER SUPPLIES TO KEEP location


 * Recycle
 * Take them to the warehouse and put them in the POWER SUPPLIES TO RECYCLE location