I have 6 older PSUs on my desk now. 2 are from ATX PCs and one of those I'll be converting to a lab/bench supply very soon I hope!
The other 4 PSUs are all QD units from COMPAQ servers. Everything is mashed in on top of each other. I'm just curious what precautions need to be taken to avoid being electrocooked or destroying important parts Should I short the leads on the caps or something? I'm still in newb hobby mode so I try to avoid HV stuff for now (though I have a stack of nixies I want to build SOOON!
Its a bit of an open ended question so its why I took some photos so maybe if I'm lucky some of the more skilled members will jump in on the conversation and point out interesting uses for the various bits. I especially couldn't help but notice the huge 450v cap on the PSUs as well.
I realise I'm probably being extra paranoid but I'm new to anything over 12vish and new to Electronic at this level period. And those are the last of the old worthless servers I can strip for many years to go
The other 4 PSUs are all QD units from COMPAQ servers. Everything is mashed in on top of each other. I'm just curious what precautions need to be taken to avoid being electrocooked or destroying important parts Should I short the leads on the caps or something? I'm still in newb hobby mode so I try to avoid HV stuff for now (though I have a stack of nixies I want to build SOOON!
Its a bit of an open ended question so its why I took some photos so maybe if I'm lucky some of the more skilled members will jump in on the conversation and point out interesting uses for the various bits. I especially couldn't help but notice the huge 450v cap on the PSUs as well.
I realise I'm probably being extra paranoid but I'm new to anything over 12vish and new to Electronic at this level period. And those are the last of the old worthless servers I can strip for many years to go