Competition Time – ATX Power Splitter

December 7, 2013

Whilst I was getting the Christmas decorations out of the loft I found a box of old electronics. Along with these was a board I bought a few years back for a project that was later abandoned.

It’s an ATX power splitter. It connects to a PC power supply and gives 2 outputs. Now the clever thing about these outputs is that they can be independently switched on and off in the same way as a usual PC power supply works. I think the 3rd connector is a thru connector which is un-switched.

I don’t have any documentation other than this little grid with the power ratings.

Total Output : 100W
	Min.	Max.
Output V
+5V	0A	7A
+12V	0A	2.5A
-5V	0A	0.3A
-12V	0A	0.3A
+5VSB	0A	2A
+3.3V	0A	7A

I’ve got 2 of these and I’m unlikely to ever need both so I thought I’d give one away in a competition.

The competition is fairly easy, you just have to leave a comment below with your idea as to what you might use one of these for. I’ll then choose the idea I like the best and post you the board and cables. UK residents only due to postage costs. Obviously I’d be interested to hear how your project goes but that’s optional.

By Andy from Workshopshed 2 Comments

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