On Sun, 9 Jul 2006 14:26:19 +0100, you wrote:
>
>In the case of exploding caps on mainboards, I don't think the
>manufacturer took into account the enormous amount of current that
>these caps had to cope with ! I know that there is getting on for a
>hundred amperes flowing in those CPU power supply circuits. It
>definitely is not a voltage rating problem since there is only 5 volts
>DC maximum.
Well as you say and 80W CPU @ 5v = 16A
and 180W @ 5v = 36A
So to get your 100A the CPU must be drawing 500W which is more than most
Power supplies can muster at the best of times. Oops!
>
Sir Hugh of Bognor
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