Ransom Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I decided to test my 5200 power supply on my new multimeter, and I get a reading of 13.6 DCV, whereas it should be 11.5 DCV. So I went downstairs and grabbed my other power supply, and it gave the same reading! I tried another multimeter, and got the same readings. So do I have two equally bad power supplies, or is this somehow normal for these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 Aha! I found a page that seems to answer my question. Many of these power supplies are not self-regulated. They're regulated in the console. So testing the power supply when it isn't under load will give a much higher reading. Problem solved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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