Alot of the power is scrubbed off in the form of heat though, thats what those big heat sinks are for. You would be better off with an old laptop charger or something.
scrumby Reviewed by scrumby on . 12 volt DC output from desktop PSU I thought it would be a cool idea to use my faulty Enermax EG465P-VE to independently power on 12v cooling fans for intervals of half hour or maybe less. I know for a fact the 12v rail output still works on this unit. Would it be safe to do this with the PS_ON hardwired to common ground for continuous operation? This method is commonly used for PSU troubleshooting. Or should I plugged in an old motherboard with the BIOS enabled "AC power loss recovery" if I want its' output? And having the Rating: 5