ThermaltakeDr. Power Ii Automated Power Supply R Oversized Lcd For All Power Supplies - Ac0015

I have had this for some time and have had to use it countless times - at site and in the shop. Does what it designed to do and is easy enough to give you a yes or no READ on a suspect power supply.

Si te gusta ensamblar computadoras esta herramienta es indispensable para probar tu fuente de poder o bien si haces reparaciones es obligatorio tener una de estas para checar los voltajes que entrega la fuente

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For what it is, this device is a 5. Personally I would prefer a larger, sturdier device for more money like $75, but for the $35 they have built a useful device with a great, high visibility display. Maybe someday they make a rugged Premier model.Operation is simple. Plug in the 32-pin connector at bottom. Turn on power supply. Press button on tester. If your 32-pin is good, then you can switch in and out other connectors. When multiple connectors are plugged in, press button to cycle through results. Each result shows the different voltages supplied by the connector. There are 5 ports and support the following connection types:32-pin motherboard main supply8-pin or 6-pin PCI-E (red)molex 4-pin peripheral power supplymolex 4-pin or 8-pin CPU power supplySATAThe SATA connector does not have the little L-shaped key, so you have to look closely to fit it the right way.This device has already proven very useful to me because I have a power supply that testing reveals works perfectly fine except for one connector, so I can now re-use the supply by just ignoring that one bad spare connector. Note that power supplies have a protection circuit that causes the entire power supply to shut down if one connector shorts. So, if you have one bad connector and you have it plugged in, then it will seem as though the entire power supply is bad because it will shut down. However, if you identify that bad connector, then you can just make sure it is not plugged in, and you are good to go.Since I can now re-use my power supply, this device has already saved me $100.

This is certainly a very accurate power tester. I had no issues using this device and was able to generate some fantastic results that I could feed back to a client where we suspected a faulty power supply. I would certainly recommend this power tester over some of the cheaper "LED only" styled diagnostic testers. This feeds back an accurate voltage, and as a bonus, you can use this whilst the computer is on giving you diagnostics if the issue is only present during a power draw.