Protection Features
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| Protection Features | |
|---|---|
| OCP | 12V: 58A (139%) 5V: 35.4 (161%) 3.3V: 40.7A (185%) - Noticed a smell from the PSU 5VSB: 4.5A (180%) |
| OPP | 702.4W (140.5%) |
| OTP | ✓ (195°C @ secondary side) |
| SCP | 12V: ✓ 5V: ✓ 3.3V: ✓ 5VSB: ✓ -12V: ✓ |
| PWR_OK | Operates properly |
| NLO | ✓ |
| SIP | Surge: MOV Inrush: NTC thermistor & bypass relay |
OCP at +12V is set high (and even higher on the minor rails). Apparently, High Power thought it was designing a 1kW power supply and not a 500W one. So, the company decided to allow more than 40A at 3.3V. When we ran our OCP test on that rail, we noticed a smell coming from the PSU. We are pretty sure that if we applied 40A for much longer, the 3.3V VRM would eventually die.
Over-temperature protection is set pretty aggressively as well.
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