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Jeff Liebermann
 
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Default Contact resistance in ATX power connectors causing grief

On Fri, 12 May 2006 00:36:29 GMT, Lance
wrote:

Just a thought, I imagine each embedded motherboard has several other
connectors (IDE, fan, whatever). If it's a environmental problem like a
lot of people seem to think it is, shouldn't all the connectors be failing?


No. The ones carrying high currents will tend to fail first. Also,
connectors that carry very little current can tolerate far more
contact resistance than connectors that carry high currents.

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