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voltage control for true control 550

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wmw99a

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I bought a display unit that was an Antec true control 550 from Fry's, and they couldn't find the box that it came in. They told me there was a front panel "fan speed" controller, and without it the fan would run full speed all the time, which was fine. They gave me a $5 discount and I walked out with an open box special. This was last september?

Well, I've been doing some "research" and have determined (by software, I haven't hooked a multimeter up to it yet) that my voltages are a bit low, so I did a little interneting to see if this was a trend with this particular supply. To my surprise, the front panel "fan speed" controller is also a variable voltage control for the supply. I emailed antec to see if I could get one...

Other than that, is there any way to adjust the voltages without a controller?
 
Adjusting your voltages based on a software reading is a really really really bad idea. Before doing that get a multimeter and find out what the rails are really at.
 
I didn't say I was going to adjust them before I checked them with the multimeter, I was just wondering if there was a way to do it in case I needed to...
 
wmw99a said:
I didn't say I was going to adjust them before I checked them with the multimeter, I was just wondering if there was a way to do it in case I needed to...
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There is but until you know there is an issue you shouldn't do it. Chekc them first then let's see if you need to.
 
Got the ol' multimeter out and tested my voltages:

+12 = 11.58V
+5 = 4.58V
+3.3 = 2.97V

Do you think these values could be low enough to be giving me problems? And if so, what do I do about it?

Wes
 
wmw99a said:
Got the ol' multimeter out and tested my voltages:

+12 = 11.58V
+5 = 4.58V
+3.3 = 2.97V

Do you think these values could be low enough to be giving me problems? And if so, what do I do about it?

Wes
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Yes, you should adjust them.
 
ummm, what's the best way to go about that? inline pots? That would only reduce the voltage. I need to raise it...

Wes
 
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