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Power supply(PSU) - what is this part doing ?

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First post, by bestemor

Posted on 2013-05-08, 03:55

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Looking at the innards in the picture below, I'm just curious as to what that large metal frame the cables are screwed onto is.... (center of picture)

At first glance it looks like all the outgoing power(volt/watt) goes via that one, but something tells me that would be very dangerous ? 😳
But the other end of those (thick!) cables DO go out to the modular connectors thru those ferrite rings, so... what gives ?
Is this perhaps what they call a (single) 'rail', heh ?

Reply 1 of 4, by Old Thrashbarg

Posted on 2013-05-08, 04:24

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It's a ground. As for why they used the big metal busbar... I'd figure it's some combination of structural support, heatsinking, convenience of the tie point, and possibly a certain amount of shielding.

Reply 2 of 4, by keropi

Posted on 2013-05-08, 06:55

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^ exactly

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Reply 3 of 4, by Stojke

Posted on 2013-05-08, 07:05

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Very messy PSU, they've cut cost at almost everything.
And also Trashbag is correct.

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Reply 4 of 4, by bestemor

Posted on 2013-05-08, 07:44

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heh, yeah - this one is a really crappy and cost cutting PSU.... 🤣 🤣 🤣
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1610/pg … w-internal.html

Thanks all for clearing up the 'grounding' part though...!
(makes me wonder where the actual power goes through in that picture)

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