[CTS] Re: A weekend project !
- From: "Charles R. Buchanan" <daphatbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:06:48 -0800
That makes sense. I think my biggest concern is stability and reliabilty.
The PSU that blew up has really gotten into my head because I use to
keep it running at night because I like listening to streaming radio,
but I don't anymore. :-(
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:05:11 -0800, cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx took time to say the
following:
> I'm betting that you have more than adequate power. If you are concerned
> a wattmeter is available for about $20 bucks. The idea that 600 watt
> power supplies are necessary is ridiculous unless you are wearing
> powered socks and your ass-warmer is plugged into a USB port.
> I've got a 135 watt supply in a PII with a couple of HDDs and a CD and
> it works fine.
> That PSU weighs a ton though so by today's standards it may carry 1000
> watts.
> The weight of a PSU is a good indicator of it's value. I've got a couple
> of 500 watters that combined, wouldn't weigh as much as that old 135. No
> copper in the new ones so they can't handle the heat and heat kills
> them.
>
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> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:48:10 -0800, "Charles R. Buchanan"
> <daphatbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > Well................
> >
> > as far as the optical drives, I can somewhat see where you're going with
> > this. :-) I have been known to copy cd/dvd's. As far as the hard drives,
> > it all depends on what I'm doing. Everything isn't going full bore 100%
> > of the time mind you, but the hard drives are spinning all the time. No
> > hibernating here! ;-)
> >
> > On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:39:52 -0800, cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx took time to say
> > the following:
> >
> > > Ahh, your question begs an answer but first my question.
> > >
> > > How often do you run the three optical drives and the four hard drives,
> > > simultaneously ?
> >
> > For what is a man, what has he got?
> > If not himself, then he has naught
> > To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
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