PSU Rails

[WorldIndustries]

How would I do that? Just stick the two leads into an outlet?

 

[peterhuang913]

do you know how to use a multimeter? set it to ac, with the voltage above 200, use the prongs and push one into each outlet

 

[WorldIndustries]

do you know how to use a multimeter? set it to ac, with the voltage above 200, use the prongs and push one into each outlet

Not really, just basic things, like testing batterys and garbage.

Does it matter which one I stick the ground prong in?

 

[peterhuang913]

ground 0.o, if you are sure its a ground then stick it in the bottem hole. Its red [hot or positive] and black[cold or negative]

 

[WorldIndustries]

It read as around 108V.

 

[peterhuang913]

thats pretty low
ANSI standard C84.1 and Canadian standard CAN3-C235 specify that the nominal voltage at the output should be 120 V and allow a range of 114 to 126 V (-5% to +5%), at the source of supply

 

[WorldIndustries]

108 / 120 = ~.9
11.25 / 12 = ~ .9

If the multimeter is giving inaccurate readings, my 12V rail should be about normal.


If not, I've got a screwed up PSU, and really screwed up wiring in my house.

 

[peterhuang913]

ahhh...dont worry about it

 

[WorldIndustries]

Hard not to when your motherboard and video card give out around the same time, and you don't know why.