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Paper clip test

Fredster5000
By Fredster5000
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Was about to troubleshoot my power supply,

anything to pay attention to during the paper clip test?

 

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well, not shorting out any pins other than the green wire to a black wire. if the fan spins, you're good.

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Green to Black, put them before you plug the electricity.

Its safer to use a electric plug with an on off switch.

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Ok so, if the paper clip test worked, does that mean that the PSU is worling as intended? The fan was spinning properly during the test

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it means the PSU starts up. it doesn't mean it's working properly, for that you would have to at least measure all the voltages on the pins with a DMM, preferable under load.

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