JIM HOLSONBACK wrote in a message to PAUL ROGERS:

 JH> Yes, BIR many of those AT PS's would even turn on and fire up with
 JH> just a 5 1/4" FDD attached. 

Really?  That strikes me as not very much of a load at all...



 JH> What I'd like to have for ATX PS testing is a box with
 JH> multi-lightbulbs, and pin points for reading voltages, which would test
 JH> all of the various voltages at one time, during reasonable power
 JH> loadings.  But - I've never seen such a tester offered for sale.

Probably you need to make one.



 JH> I've recently seen that there are "ATX Power Supply Extension 
 JH> Cables" available, with a M and a F connector at the ends, for
 JH> about $5, so maybe available for less elsewhere.  Anyway, one of
 JH> those could be cut up and used to connect to the power cable from
 JH> the PS, to connect to various loads.

Yes,  particularly since the connector you'd be plugging into the PS would
be the kind that is designed for wires to be attached to the pins,  rather
than the kind that's designed to go into a board.  Where did you see these?
 I don't have an immediate need for such a thing,  but it strikes me as
something that might come in handy.

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