On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 21:09, Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> --- Alex White <meltie_at_myrealbox.com> wrote:
> It all started with a comment about chaining multiple PeeCee switcher
> PSUs together for more amps..
>
> > > > NO!. SMPSUs do not like being run in parallel (unless designed to be
> > > > used like that). One PSU will end up attempting to supply all the
> > > > current and the other PSUs may not like having voltages applied to
> > > > their outputs.
> > >
> > > And once the first one drops dead, the next
> > > most "powerful" one repeats the process.
> > > Proof by "induction" left as an exercise :-)
> > >
> > *giggle* OK, ok, thought it was best to ask.... *laughs manically*
>
> Presumably, if one could a) tolerate the voltage drops and b) find massive
> diodes (many amps for the intended application in an 11/750), it could be
> done safely. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
I thought this, then laughed at the size of the diodes. 135A total for
the 5v, 85A for the 2.5v lines...
Alex
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Received on Mon Apr 15 2002 - 18:24:56 BST