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  • 370forlife
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    Its more obvious on the designs where they use a transistor to generate the 3.3v rail from the 5v rail.

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  • Pentium4
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    Wow, that's pretty lousy. But I guess tons of manufacturers do the same type of thing when they just beef up the 12V on old half bridge ATX 1.3 designs

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  • 370forlife
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    Yes, This design looks particularly old. The 5vsb transistor not being attached to the heatsink is a good indicator that this was originally an AT design that was adapted to ATX.

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  • Pentium4
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    So it's pretty safe to say that if a PSU is using a 2 transistor circuit then it is a very old PCB design?

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  • kc8adu
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    Originally posted by Behemot
    OK show me 300 W for an hour…

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  • tom66
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    5VSB transistor usually dissipates no more than 1W with 5V, 3A load. Two-transistor 5VSB is actually pretty efficient, around 75% to 80% (which is good for a small, low cost flyback.) And it's possible to make it without the killer cap, but you may as well use a controller IC because all of the tweaks will likely cost more than a cheap TNY-type switcher.

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  • ben7
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    Originally posted by Behemot
    What ripple would it have with such output?
    300kV

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  • Behemot
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    What ripple would it have with such output?

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  • ben7
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    Originally posted by Pentium4
    I don't think it can do 300W. I'm just guessing man
    Fine.

    300mW then?

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  • Pentium4
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    I don't think it can do 300W. I'm just guessing man

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  • Behemot
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    OK show me 300 W for an hour…

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  • Pentium4
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    True, but with only an ultra fast on the 12V it may hit the 70's with a 5V based system.

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  • Behemot
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    Such things with ultrafast(s) usually don't go over 70 %, it's somewhere between 60-70 % usually.

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  • Pentium4
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    You think the efficiency would be that low? lol

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  • Behemot
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    I don't think 3 A primary diodes would be enough for 60% efficiency at 300 W and 115 V AC. Just that nobody mentioned that…

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  • Pentium4
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    Lots of info in that thread, awesome.

    Wow, no choke or inductor for the 3.3V? That is embarrassing. I think it's safe to say that even JEE is a step above Rulycon, how long did it take for them to bulge? It also looks like they sliced off the top of your heatsinks, I wonder why.

    Only 1A out of that transformer? Ouch! The 250W and 300W look to use the same size one too

    Nice mod btw... I agree Bestec are much much better. I love working on them but the glue drives me insane sometimes
    Last edited by Pentium4; 07-08-2013, 07:33 PM.

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  • everell
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    I still have my CompUSA 250 watt power supply

    https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=8337

    Mine had all Rulycon capacitors, nearly all bloated. As somewhat of a joke I replaced all of them with Fujiyu pullouts from old Antecs. Far as I know, none of the Fujiyu caps have failed yet and the psu still works. I removed the two transistor 5vsb circuit and installed a DM311 mod. However.............the 5vsb transformer is so small it gets VERY hot when load testing. Might be good for one amp, but not much more! I have never found another 5vsb transformer with a similar pinout.

    I am somewhat jealous when an old CompUSA Leadman can get so many responses and such loving attention.....They are such terrible crap. HiPro and Bestec are so much better.

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  • Pentium4
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    You know it's sad when even the average Deer is better than a Leadman (Although not the one I'm about to post in the gutless hall of shame!)

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  • kc8adu
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    have not seen a leadman unit worthy of anything but use as a rifle target.

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  • PeteS in CA
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    TO-247 and TO-3P also have better thermal resistance from junction to case, and can accommodate a larger die. Price-wise, TO-220 is cheaper.

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