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floor,
especially through the fan openings. Put a barrier (e.g., plastic lid for
tennis balls, coffee, etc.) on the power supply if a fan opening is facing
upward.
3. If drinks or other liquids are occasionally spilled on the floor near
your
computer desk, then it may be prudent to raise the height of the power
supply
1"-3" above the floor by placing height spacers below it.
4. Puppies, babies, etc. may damage the cable or external power supply.
The
heavy duty 600v insulation gives maximum protection, but keep young kids
and
puppies away from the power supply!
5. When transporting your computer, remember that the MOLEX-7 PLUG and its
motherboard mating socket are delicate! Either carefully remove the plug,
or
secure the cable so that movement won't stress the plug.
6. Fan openings in the case expose the power supply at risk to rain damage
when using the computer outdoors.
7. An Internet correspondent stated that high capacity power supplies can
create problems because the underloaded power capacity makes the internal
protection circuits less responsive.
8. The older RamFast SCSI cards by C.V. Technologies appear to be finicky
about the 200 watt power supplies. If you have an older (Rev. B or Rev.
C) RamFast card, then the you should get the 150 watt version, not the
200 watt version. Why? I suspect that the 150 watt version delivers
output voltages that are more precisely on target because the load is
closer to the power supply's capacity.
9. Two users (among 68 users so far) have expressed concern about radio
frequency (RF) interference emanating from the cable. Presently I am
trying out a metal braid shielding option (MagnaBraid, available from auto
parts supply shops), but it is premature to judge at this time whether
this shielding makes any difference. Most users have reported no RF
interference.
10. Do not damage the Molex-7 crimp-pins by pushing voltmeter probes into
them! The standard voltmeter probes are too wide for insertion into the
Molex-7 plug. Two safer options are available: (a) Clip a 1" lengths of
jumbo paper clip, then insert that section into the crip-pin opening.
Measure voltage by touching the voltmeter probe to the paper clip. (b)
Touch the voltmeter probes on the metal strips exposed on the back side of
the Molex-7 plug.
11. Some large power supplies have a slower "rise-time" to their target
voltages. If the Apple crashes immediately at power-up, then allow 5-10
seconds of warm-up, followed by a PR#n "warm re-boot," where n is the slot
number of your hard drive card (Typically this is PR#7 if you boot from
the hard drive as most users do.)
12. The Molex-7 IIgs power plug may feel stiff because of the clear
silicon caulking that surrounds the wires. The silicon adhesive
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