Pow supply took a shit, can I use one from a retail store?

So my third strike power supply is really shitty. I don't want to run the risk of frying the board, so I decided to take it out, and boy does it look like hell. So, I want to replace it. It's a model usp-11-150x that they sell at Betson, and like all things there, it's too much money. Could I just use a computer pow supply instead? I can't find this exact number anywhere else, and don't want to spend 40 bucks on a 20 dollar pow supply. Thanks.

Yep... Should work....

Remember that ATX PSU's have a remote start wire that has to be wired to ground in order to stay on.

norton9478 said:

Yep... Should work....

Remember that ATX PSU's have a remote start wire that has to be wired to ground in order to stay on.

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Hmm, the what?

Spike Spiegel said:

Hmm, the what?

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http://pinouts.ru/Power/atxpower_pinout.shtml

You have to ground Pin 14 (Almost always green) to get it to work.




Also, NEVER USE THE USB +5V (PURPLE)

norton9478 said:

Also, NEVER USE THE USB +5V (PURPLE)

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Why?

It's a VERY low (250ma?) current 5v source. If you draw too much power from it you'll fry the supply.

A crappy design, but that's how the ATX supplies were designed.