Computer PSU and its rails.

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Dking25

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so I was wondering about volts vs amps on a computer psu. lets take a look at this psu specs. (http://imgur.com/a/oe8JJ) Now looking at the chart, it show it has 62.5 Amps on the +12V rail. so if I hook up a multimeter on volts I should see 12V +/- and if I was to measure for current I should see 62.5A on the 12v rail right?
 
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Not quite. It depends on what you're plugging into it.

62.5A is just the maximum amount until it triggers overcurrent protection. You should still see 12v with your multimeter though.
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Not quite. It depends on what you're plugging into it.

62.5A is just the maximum amount until it triggers overcurrent protection. You should still see 12v with your multimeter though.
 
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ok dumb question if hypothetically I was to touch the 12v wired and a ground and became part of the circuit will it send its max amps in me through the 12v wire?
 
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