Sascha, that's correct, once the 5V rail is loaded the 12V rail is properly (properly depending on the power supply quality) regulated. Apparently, switched power supplies need a proper load to correctly regulate voltage. You may try something like 1A in the 5V rail. Be sure to use a resistor which can tolerate 5W (4,7ohm, 9W for example) !<br>
<br>Ismael <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/5/13 Sascha Silbe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sascha-ml-ui-sugar-olpc-devel@silbe.org">sascha-ml-ui-sugar-olpc-devel@silbe.org</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 09:24:17AM -0400, John Watlington wrote:<br>
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FWIW, I've also used a ATX power supply to power an XO-1, but stopped doing so once I discovered why the XO-1.5 would run from it: Being a cheap model, it regulated only the 5V rail, so the 12V rail dropped down to 9V with a switched-on XO-1 connected to it. The XO-1 barely coped (the power light started flickering some time ago, probably due to the power supply aging and delivering an even lower voltage than before) and the XO-1.5 (without MPPT ECO) didn't like it at all (whining noise, LED off).<br>
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Summary: If you're trying to replicate this setup, make sure your PC power supply regulates the 12V rail (just hook up some load and check the voltage).<br>
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Many higher power supplies like AT/ATX power supplies don't<br>
work properly when unloaded. I bet if you draw a couple of<br>
amps from the +5V supply, you would find that the +12V supply<br>
starts working fine.<br>
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In what way is that different from what I wrote? Or are you saying that once I draw a certain amount of current from the 5V rail, the 12V one will be properly regulated (i.e. keeping the voltage stable at 12V +/- 10% regardless of the current draw on the 12V rail)?<div>
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