Power Supply Testing/Tutorial on how to convert ATX Power Supply to lab power supply


 * 1. Get a power supply.
 * 2. Remove the shield.Power supply shield.JPG
 * 3. Drill 5 holes.
 * 4. Put the 5 binding post in the five holes 5 bin post.JPG
 * 5. Shorten the length of the wires.
 * 6. Tape it with electrical tape.[File:Cables_fixed.jpg|thumb|center|joining the wires colors and taped]]
 * 7. Get one long wire of each cable.
 * 8. Connect it to the rest of the wires.All_same_color_wires_go_with_each_other.jpg
 * 8. Remove the gray wire.Cutting_gray_wire.JPG
 * 9. Remove the purple wire.Cutting_purple_wire.JPG
 * 10. Tape it with electrical tape the remaining pieces of both gray and purple wires.Gray_with_electrical_tape.JPG Taped_with_purple_wire.JPG
 * 11. Strip the long wires and connect them to the binding posts.
 * 12. Solder the wires.Solder_the_five_binding_post.JPG
 * 13. Close the power supply.
 * 14. Turn the power supply on.
 * 15. Test if the power supply works.
 * 16. Get the power cord Power cord.jpg
 * 17. Connect the power cord to the power supply Get the power supply.jpg
 * 18. Get the multimeter Get the multimeter.jpg
 * 19. Turn the multimeter on to 20 Turn the multimeter on.jpg
 * 20. Place the black cord of the multimeter in the G binding post
 * 21. Place the red cord on the 3.3 volt (the number may be +-2volts) Testing the 3.3 volts.jpg
 * 22. Place the red cord in the 5 volts (the number may be +-2volts) Testing 5 volts.jpg
 * 23. Place the red cord in the 12 volts (the number may be +-2volts) Testing the 12 volts.jpg
 * 24. Place the red cord int the -12 volts (the number may be +-2volts) Testing the -12 volts.jpg
 * The power supply works