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Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-23-2013
Replies: 37
Views: 1,478
Posted By Siorus
I didn't word my last post very well. What i...

I didn't word my last post very well. What i meant is that Scythe's FDB fans are (typically) OK, as is the FDB stuff by Noctua, AC and (probably) Noiseblocker.

They're still not good. FDBs are...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-22-2013
Replies: 37
Views: 1,478
Posted By Siorus
Yeah, that Protechnic fan bothers me, though. ...

Yeah, that Protechnic fan bothers me, though.

The only companies that still make fans that I'll use without complaint Delta, EBM Papst, Nidec, NMB Matsushita (Panasonic), and Sanyo Denki. There...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-22-2013
Replies: 37
Views: 1,478
Posted By Siorus
As a somewhat anal-retentive IT admin that...

As a somewhat anal-retentive IT admin that manages ~100 computers and insists on building everything in-house, to spec because all of the off the shelf systems are utter crap, the modular fad irks...
Forum: Electronic Component Discussion 01-21-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 1,496
Posted By Siorus
Meh. That's what .338 lapua hollow points are...

Meh. That's what .338 lapua hollow points are for. :lol: Squirrel? What squirrel? :D
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-19-2013
Replies: 37
Views: 1,478
Posted By Siorus
Loads just fine for me; no slowness at all. Maybe...

Loads just fine for me; no slowness at all. Maybe you guys have some kind of DNS issue or something.
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-19-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
:lol: thanks. I almost wired it up without using...

:lol: thanks. I almost wired it up without using the perfboard, but that was too sloppy, even for me. :D

The 3024 is an interesting piece of equipment; it's a 200MHz, 4ch scope but you can upgrade...
Forum: Testing Methodology Discussion 01-19-2013
Replies: 2
Views: 481
Posted By Siorus
Well, I ended up ordering a number of the Peak...

Well, I ended up ordering a number of the Peak meters and a B&K 830. I think the 886 is too expensive for the use I'll get out of it for right now. I think the Peak gear will end up being very useful...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-18-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
Oh, and here are some pictures of the test setup...

Oh, and here are some pictures of the test setup if anyone is interested. It's not exactly my finest work (...the pictures OR the test setup... :lol: ) but it served its purpose.
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Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-18-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
Well, we're finally making progress. The...

Well, we're finally making progress.

The variac may have helped slightly, it's hard to say. Either way, I'm finally at a point where I'm comfortable saying that I can measure the ripple output on...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-18-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
I *do* have a variac that I can try. Throwing the...

I *do* have a variac that I can try. Throwing the scope, the differential probe PSU and the test PSU all on a spare APC UPS didn't really get me much; I was measuring 3mV with everything plugged into...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-17-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
Yeah, whatever is causing it seems to be outside...

Yeah, whatever is causing it seems to be outside the room that I've been testing in.

Unfortunately, my test environment isn't exactly ideal; this is a work project (I want to be able to test power...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-17-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
Well, I got my differential probe and my...

Well, I got my differential probe and my capacitors in today.

I built (well, half-built) a small capacity load just to see if I still have bugs to work out. And it appears that I do.

All it is...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-15-2013
Replies: 40
Views: 1,492
Posted By Siorus
Well, for whatever it's worth, I just found...

Well, for whatever it's worth, I just found myself in the position of shopping between the D3200, D5100, D7000 and D90 for a christmas gift.

I ended up going with the D7000. It was a little more...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-15-2013
Replies: 40
Views: 1,492
Posted By Siorus
...Y'know, there are times when a 20lb sledge is...

...Y'know, there are times when a 20lb sledge is the most appropriate tool for the job... Some of the CWT-built Antec units with Fuckyou-er, Fuhjyuu-caps that I've had to clean up after come to mind....
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-15-2013
Replies: 40
Views: 1,492
Posted By Siorus
At the $300-$500-550ish range, I wouldn't go...

At the $300-$500-550ish range, I wouldn't go Canon. (OW, typing that hurt :D)

I would not recommend the D200. It is an extremely old camera and my experience has been that digital camera sensors...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-14-2013
Replies: 40
Views: 1,492
Posted By Siorus
Aside from the good glass part, you're absolutely...

Aside from the good glass part, you're absolutely correct. There is no <$500 camera that has decent glass.

But shooting in RAW and having a hot shoe, while important, don't fix the abysmal...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-14-2013
Replies: 40
Views: 1,492
Posted By Siorus
What's your budget for a camera? The Nikon system...

What's your budget for a camera? The Nikon system is going to cost you less in general (both to get into in the first place and to buy accessories for later) than the Canon system is, and frankly,...
Forum: Testing Methodology Discussion 01-14-2013
Replies: 2
Views: 481
Posted By Siorus
LCR/ESR and capacitance meters

Do any of you have any recommendations for a decent LCR/ESR meter and a decent capacitance meter?

I'm thinking about picking up a BK 886 LCR meter...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-13-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
That was my assumption. Still seems like...

That was my assumption. Still seems like something of a cop-out to me, but my expectations might not be reasonable. :p




Trabant. :lol: Could be worse, could be a Zaporozhets. Or a Wartburg.
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-12-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
I'm gonna have to browse through some catalogs...

I'm gonna have to browse through some catalogs and see if I can find some similar parts that are through-hole parts so I can be lazy with setting the scope interface up. :lol:

I'm still puzzled as...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-12-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
Well, I went ahead and ordered a used but...

Well, I went ahead and ordered a used but (supposedly tested good) differential probe set and the required power supply for it off ebay, so I'll have to see how that works when it gets in.



...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-10-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
Yeah, that's what I was reading. I wonder whether...

Yeah, that's what I was reading. I wonder whether they're strictly necessary for our purposes.

This is the ATX test setup:
http://i.imgur.com/SXqffm.png (http://i.imgur.com/SXqff.png)

If...
Forum: Testing Methodology Discussion 01-10-2013
Replies: 8
Views: 1,463
Posted By Siorus
That's actually not a bad idea. Obviously you'd...

That's actually not a bad idea. Obviously you'd have to use a modular board that doesn't have some weird, proprietary pinout like some of the Seasonic and Antec units do, but something like one of...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-10-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
I've wondered about the HF noise that I've been...

I've wondered about the HF noise that I've been picking up since I bought the scope... That'd probably explain a lot of the weirdness that I've seen (along with not having the test setup correct).
...
Forum: PC Power Supply Discussion 01-10-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 896
Posted By Siorus
So I just went back and re-read the ATX power...

So I just went back and re-read the ATX power supply design guide for v2.x (http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/ATX12V%20PSDG2.01.pdf p.21 for the ripple test setup).

The spec calls for...
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