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« Last post by Edvard on September 15, 2008, 11:05 AM »Whoa!
*edvard keels over*
Talk about punishment...
Thanks Fred!
*edvard keels over*
Talk about punishment...
Thanks Fred!
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Some years ago, a minor spat ignited a searing flame war that threatened to consume a once-placid discussion forum.
While the forum burned I amused myself by caricaturing the chief antagonists.
Confounded at seeing themselves thus revealed, the combatants fled the field in disarray.
Over time the roster of online belligerents expanded and eventually congealed into the netizen's guide to Flame Warriors.
My own bad internet behavior would certainly have provided sufficient material to populate an extensive rogue's gallery, but suggestions and comments from astute observers continue to enrich the Flame Warriors collection...
Well, sure, but I'm talking a rig, like with test point lugs and places to clip to, etc. *sigh*. I guess the old-school dies hard.Hmm... Good point. I wonder what would be required for a dummy loaded test rig?Normally a HDD Come on, you should be able to find an old HDD.
Actually, the only way to eliminate line noise is to use capacitance or inductance.Good gravy, I've gotten rusty... Yes, you're right. I've always added an extra rectification stage for insurance and I don't mind the extra voltage drop as I've found the voltage out of most wall-warts to be on the high side anyways.
MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson isn’t just everybody’s “friend.” He is also a 1980s teenage “WarGames” style computer hacker!
Switchmode PSUs really require a load in order to regulate correctly - therefore you'll need to plug it into a HDD before you can accurately measure the voltage.Hmm... Good point. I wonder what would be required for a dummy loaded test rig?
We are talking about a HDD.Right. I noticed there appeared to be two diodes there, which is not very efficient nor effective, but I have seen setups like that whose duty was to rectify one last time to eliminate as much PS line noise as possible. I have also done this for wall-wart powered audio gear, as those things tend to be noisier than they need to.
A normal HDD doesn't run on AC, (and one diode is not sufficient to fully rectify it anyway), and a HDD doesn't need a 0.6V voltage drop, which is only relevant for generic silicon diodes - it could be from approx. 0.2-0.7V depending on diode type, (discounting zener diodes).
But personally, I wouldn't bother replacing the diode. Remove it, power it up on a real ATX PSU, get your data off and then toss it if you don't want to live with it like that.I agree. But wouldn't you want to bridge the diode pads after removing?
...Yes. If the adapter gets hot with nothing plugged into it, it is definitely toasted. If not, get a voltmeter and test that it's pumping the juice it should.
I have a question --> Could a hard drive's bad circuit board (ie : short circuit) burn an external AC adapter ?-Armando (September 06, 2008, 12:47 PM)
...As above, that diode is only there to sacrifice itself if you happen to reverse connect the power...That may be true, (I used to do that all the time with stuff I built) but it's not all that diodes do. They also rectify AC voltage and introduce a 0.6V voltage drop (unless it's a zener) and your electronics downstream can sometimes depend on that. I would NEVER bypass a diode, unless I knew exactly what it was there for and could make a solid call that it didn't matter.
Just forgot something: also, if you have a tablet pc, it has HUGE improvements over XP, it's a breeze to work with.That's what I've heard. Another case where I'd happily accept Vista...-jgpaiva (September 05, 2008, 02:08 PM)
Honestly, I don't think that blog post acomplishes anything other providing more pointers (and thus contributing) to the mentioned vista FUD. (but I guess that was the whole idea, right?)
Also, anyone who has as moto "Microsoft can go format themselves" obviously doesn't really have an idea of how the world works.
Fear.
...IE8 is drawing criticism from advertisers that claim that the enhanced privacy feature “InPrivate” could seriously affect advertising revenues that ultimately fund many (”free”) Web services. This could have a ripple-effect on the economy, some say...
Uncertainty.
...The [mentioned article] goes on to note that both Microsoft’s market share and raw customer base are at stake, and that the next release of Windows will be pivotal to retaining both...
Doubt.
Reportedly, Seinfeld will become the new spokesman for Microsoft, a move that some view as a risky measure...Fitting that his “much ado about nothing” shtick will probably be leveraged to resurrect Vista sales...
I was tempted to start another topic for this, but I'll restrain myself; there are too many already. There are details of the carpet-bombing attack that affects Chrome here and here.Yeah, I thought it was weird that Chrome just went ahead and downloaded whatever you clicked on without so much as a "how ya doin'?".
Ehtyar.-Ehtyar (September 04, 2008, 07:32 PM)
I hate AC Adapters so I'm a big fan of "Power Liberators."Wow! And those are cheap too!
...-40hz (August 29, 2008, 08:41 AM)
You'd think they'd disable selecting, copying and pasting. Never mind print screen and the like.I think that's the point. Allowing you to have the message (copy, paste, print screen, etc.) and then erase all traces (in web-cache terms) of who or where it might have come from.-mediaguycouk (September 04, 2008, 09:05 AM)
