> Even a 250 Watt Computer power supply can make a very
> nice 12 volt 10 Amp bench power supply.

->  Or a model RR power supply.  

TW> True. But watch out for the 5 volt loading resistor. It has to disipate
TW> 15 to 20 watts to stabilize the voltage regulation circuitry.
TW> In fact I picked up a 2 Ohm 25 Watt Resistor at Gateway a little while
TW> back to play arround with using a Computer Power Supply as a 12 VDC
TW> source.
TW> And interesting the last time I was ar Fry's Electronics all of the
TW> Quality computer power supplies listed the Minimum Loading on the
TW> box.

 I normally use a light bulb for this kind
of load. You can get one of a higher voltage
if you are concerned about the light being
too bright, plus the light should last much
longer that way, too.

 TTYL.

 Robert

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