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How can I know where to connect dummy load resistors(to +5V rail or to +12V rail)?
If your PSU was made before year 2000 then most likely you need to connect resistors between +5V rail and GND.
If PSU was made in year 2000 or later then resistors should go between +12V rail and GND.
There might be some exceptions to those rules. You should pay close attention to power supplies that were made between 1999 and 2001. There’s two standards: old one – ATX, and a new one ATX12V. Read carefully sticker on your power supply to determine which standard it conforms to.
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powerlink lpk2-30 ATX12V deci rezistenta ar intra pe 12V+ si GND..
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You can take a bit higher resistor values(but not lower). Let’s say if you don’t have 10 Ohms resistor, you can take 20 or 30 Ohms. Or combine some resistors in series or parallel(if you don’t know how to do that, google is your friend!).
But always take into account how much power will be dissipated on each resistor! It should be about two or three times less than resistor is rated for.
To calculate how much power will be dissipated use simple Ohm’s Law:
P = V2/R, where:
V – voltage across resistor (5V or 12V – depends on which rail the resistor will go across),
R – resistance.
1. Am 2 rezistori de 15ohmi si ma gandesc sa-i leg in serie intre 12V+ si GND. Asta inseamna 30ohmi per total, ceea ce ar fi in conformitate cu cele de mai sus.
2. Rezistorii sunt marcati cu 10W iar cosumul ar fi 12x12/30=
4.8W [adica P = V2/R], ceea ce inseamna jumatate din ce scrie pe ei (10W).
E buna fizica mea sau ne vedem la vara? :D
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