First post, by jesolo
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- l33t
I've read up on old power supply units (PSU's) failing after a while, which is understandable as the components on those PSU's (like your capacitors) only has a certain lifespan.
What I would like to do is to go through all my AT PSU's and test them for "reliability" (before going through the process of recapping all of them).
My thought was to use a standard multimeter and test both the voltage output and amperes.
I've seen some videos on how to test an ATX PSU, but I would like to know how to test an older AT PSU with a multimeter.
My logic tells me that I should be able to test the voltage output on any of the molex and/or amp connectors, since I know which one outputs 12V and which one outputs 5V.
However, how do I test the actual P8 & P9 connectors that plugs onto the motherboard?
I would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction or, just provide some high level guidelines.
I presume I must select the DC voltage output (to test the voltage)?
Where do I connect the negative (black) contact to?