On Fri, 20 May 2011 15:00:42 +1000, Sylvia Else
wrote:
On 20/05/2011 2:37 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Fri, 20 May 2011 12:16:00 +1000, Sylvia Else
wrote:
A power supply has safety issues with it. Do something wrong, and it
could burn down your house. How are you going to test it anyway? It
probably won't run without a load? Attach it to your motherboard? Could
be bye-bye MB.
You mean like this?
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/crud/atx-blown.jpg
It was fairly impressive when it went off in my face. Fortunately, I
was wearing glasses.
Yes, I've been glad to have been wearing safety glasses on occasion when
bits of power transistor have attempted to go into orbit (UPS repair).
Sylvia.
[Q] What's the difference between a battery and an explosive?
[A] Energy density.
Batteries
Lead Acid 150,000 Joules/Kg
Li-Ion 460,000 Joules/Kg
Lithium Thionyl Chloride 2,000,000 Joules/Kg
Explosives
TNT 4,700,000 Joules/Kg
We're getting there with batteries.
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