Difference between revisions of "Power Supply Triage"

Revision as of 13:21, 11 March 2008

Power supply sorting is done in System Evaluation.

Start

You will need a power supply tester and a sharpie, plus a couple of large boxes to hold finished power supplies.

Create a temporary place for two piles:

Keep
Recycle

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 complete this task.

Triage Chart

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Testing Power Supplies

Use a standard ATX power supply tester for a 20 pin ATX power supply. If you have a 24 pin ATX power supply, send it to advanced testing instead.

For each power supply that needs to be tested, do these things:

Plug each power supply into outlet
Connect the tester to the 20 pin ATX connector
- Check lights (all lights on is good, but it is also OK if the -5V light is off)
Connect the tester to the 4 pin ATX connector
- Check lights
Put failures in Recycle pile (as directed in the Triage chart)

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

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-== Test ==
+== Testing Power Supplies ==
-* 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.
+Use a standard ATX power supply tester for a 20 pin ATX power supply. If you have a 24 pin ATX power supply, send it to advanced testing instead.
-* 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
+For each power supply that needs to be tested, do these things:
+# Plug each power supply into outlet
+# Connect the tester to the 20 pin ATX connector
+#* Check lights (all lights on is good, but it is also OK if the -5V light is off)
+# Connect the tester to the 4 pin ATX connector
+#* Check lights
+# Put failures in Recycle pile (as directed in the Triage chart)
 == What to do when done, where to put them ==