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Default pc power supply short circuit mishap

On 26 May 2008 19:14:12 -0400, Sam Goldwasser
put finger to keyboard and composed:

Franc Zabkar writes:

A normal AT/ATX PSU has +12V on the yellow and +5V on the red. Be
aware that certain 3rd party PC manufacturers (eg Apricot)
intentionally wired these the other way around in an attempt to force
the user to buy replacement parts from them.


How many lawsuits did they have?


I recently offered my old Apricot PSUs to an Apricot enthusiast for
free. He hasn't yet responded to my email. Maybe that's a bad sign.

- Franc Zabkar
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