You seriously have a box with a 2400 Watt rating?
Laptop supplies turn on when plugged in.
See if there are extra wires to the computer to tell the supply to switch on, on the low voltage side.
If yes, check the maker's site for more details.
There is a Vsb rating, means stand by voltage.
Laptop supplies turn on when plugged in.
See if there are extra wires to the computer to tell the supply to switch on, on the low voltage side.
If yes, check the maker's site for more details.
There is a Vsb rating, means stand by voltage.
> Laptop supplies turn on when plugged in.
2400 Watts in your laptop??
This is of course a server supply. Dell makes various sizes, see if this wiring works for you.
How can I test the server DELL A930P-00 - Page 2 - RC Groups
2400 Watts in your laptop??
This is of course a server supply. Dell makes various sizes, see if this wiring works for you.
How can I test the server DELL A930P-00 - Page 2 - RC Groups
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Something new...
I would expect a server in a tower, not with this box type external PSU. Must be a compact unit.
The subject line itself mentions server supply, so really I did expect to see a supply, only this was a new one for me.
There is now a trend for all in one desktops, and they run off a single 12 V supply, compared to the older +/- 12, +/- 5, +3.3 supplies. It seems now the motherboards also are like that, only one supply.
The new thing was that this was being used in a server, which calls for very reliable service.
I did say see the wiring and look for instructions...
Something new...
I would expect a server in a tower, not with this box type external PSU. Must be a compact unit.
The subject line itself mentions server supply, so really I did expect to see a supply, only this was a new one for me.
There is now a trend for all in one desktops, and they run off a single 12 V supply, compared to the older +/- 12, +/- 5, +3.3 supplies. It seems now the motherboards also are like that, only one supply.
The new thing was that this was being used in a server, which calls for very reliable service.
I did say see the wiring and look for instructions...
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Could be a blade type server.
On a normal ATX computer supply You connect PS OK (green wire) to ground to start it.
Some require a minimum load like an HDD to start.
> box type external PSU.
It's not an external. It slides in or out of the server case. Instant replacement. Often (always?) paired with a duplicate supply and a dual-input power manager for hot-plugging. Each module has a handle and power-inlet on the face side, the 24-pin data connector and four(?) BIG power contacts on the end which slides into the case.
Here is a *smaller* server in a related series. The two power modules pop-out as needed, and are typically rigged full-redundant (one fails, you can run on the other until you can get a spare installed).
Unboxing Dell PowerEdge T630 - YouTube
Actually, if eBay is to be believed, this may be from a blade machine. In fact I found a chassis with *six* of these two-kilowatt suplies in the bottom:
Dell Enterprise Glasgow: Introduction to Blades and Chassis - YouTube
Dell Enterprise Glasgow: Introduction to Blades ---extracting a PS
The bleepin 2360 Watt module seems to be everywhere as low as $39 used. I guess Dell has stopped making that series. It would start my car and is cheaper than a battery. So as long as I always park near a wall outlet...
It's not an external. It slides in or out of the server case. Instant replacement. Often (always?) paired with a duplicate supply and a dual-input power manager for hot-plugging. Each module has a handle and power-inlet on the face side, the 24-pin data connector and four(?) BIG power contacts on the end which slides into the case.
Here is a *smaller* server in a related series. The two power modules pop-out as needed, and are typically rigged full-redundant (one fails, you can run on the other until you can get a spare installed).
Unboxing Dell PowerEdge T630 - YouTube
Actually, if eBay is to be believed, this may be from a blade machine. In fact I found a chassis with *six* of these two-kilowatt suplies in the bottom:
Dell Enterprise Glasgow: Introduction to Blades and Chassis - YouTube
Dell Enterprise Glasgow: Introduction to Blades ---extracting a PS
The bleepin 2360 Watt module seems to be everywhere as low as $39 used. I guess Dell has stopped making that series. It would start my car and is cheaper than a battery. So as long as I always park near a wall outlet...
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I learned something new today.
Thank You.
MAACO:
On older SMPS, the minimum load was the cooling fan inside the unit.
Thank You.
MAACO:
On older SMPS, the minimum load was the cooling fan inside the unit.
It’s from a Dell Poweredge M1000e blade chassis. There are usually 6 of them in there. There must be a logic signal used to fire it up but I don’t know any more than that.
Yes. There's server-room documentation here, but only about plugging stuff in and out. Module control or repair would be included in your Dell service contract, never done out in the field.
DELL M1000e docs
Some inneresting stuff. In addition to 110-240VAC, you can get a module to eat 48V DC. Telcos keep that stuff on tap; it could also be a "UPS" scheme which omits the DC-AC conversion. If you don't buy six power modules, you must buy and install blank plates to control the air flow. There was an amazing variety of CPUs and network hardware (you could have more ethernet in this footlocker than my school buildings).
DELL M1000e docs
Some inneresting stuff. In addition to 110-240VAC, you can get a module to eat 48V DC. Telcos keep that stuff on tap; it could also be a "UPS" scheme which omits the DC-AC conversion. If you don't buy six power modules, you must buy and install blank plates to control the air flow. There was an amazing variety of CPUs and network hardware (you could have more ethernet in this footlocker than my school buildings).
48V DC is the normal telephone exchange voltage, the switches for wired land lines run on that, the battery rooms have many single cell (2.2V) batteries, each is about the size of an old style PC.
Several hundred is normal for a 10k line exchange. Most have a hydrometer to tell the charge level installed in or around the filler cap.
So those 48V DC supplies may have been for use in telecom exchanges, for internet service provision.
Interesting stuff.
Several hundred is normal for a 10k line exchange. Most have a hydrometer to tell the charge level installed in or around the filler cap.
So those 48V DC supplies may have been for use in telecom exchanges, for internet service provision.
Interesting stuff.