[clug] ATX r pi

[Rodney]

On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:00:11 linux-request at lists.samba.org wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 05:42:14 +1100
> From: John Mills <johnmi at effect.net.au>
> To: Logan McLintock <u4955237 at anu.edu.au>
> Cc: "linux at lists.samba.org" <linux at lists.samba.org>
> Subject: Re: [clug] ATX r pi
> Message-ID: <20131116184213.GA20227 at cyberone.com.au>
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> On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 12:46:47PM +0000, Logan McLintock wrote:
> > Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:46:47 +0000
> > From: Logan McLintock <u4955237 at anu.edu.au>
> > Subject: [clug] ATX r pi
> > To: "linux at lists.samba.org" <linux at lists.samba.org>
> >
> > 
> >
> > Hello my friends,
> >
> > 
> >
> > I and working on a holiday project (my exams went well) and I want run a
> > raspberry pi off an ATX power supply?
> You might want to be aware, especially for testing and for a low-current 
> application, that some PC power supplies will only run with a certain 
> minimum load.
> 
> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-specifications-atx-referenc
> e,3061-13.html
> 
> (Hmm, this text is very similar to my Mueller 5th edition...)
> 
> John Mills

most ATX PS now have a dummy load to provide this minimum load.  Bad news is 
that the dummy load draws 10 to 20 W !!.

For less than the cost of an "echidna" board this is better value:

http://www.spinifex.com.au/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71&products_id=219


Rod