[oclug][OT] power supplys

[Mike Bush]

Rod Giffin wrote:

>Ok.  It is much easier to get one that already has an ATX power
>connector, but the connectors can be changed if the proper voltages are
>present on the DC rail.
>
>A word of caution. I cannot stress this enough.
>
>Switching power supplies like the one you've been mentioning have a live
>and exposed 660V AC rail.  It is used to drive the DC timing circuit in
>the power supply. It can also store energy for a considerable time after
>power is removed from the 120V side.
>
>It packs enough juice to kill you if you touch it incorrectly.  It's the
>reason why PC power supplies normally come totally enclosed.
>
>If you have no experience with high voltage electronics, do not mess
>with it yourself.  Get somebody who is trained with switching power
>supplies to do this for you.
>
>Rod.
>  
>

Thats what I figured (Although I did not know about the danger after the 
unplugging), that it's probably easier and safer if I find one that is 
already ATX compatible..