DELL DA-2 power supply

[jagg]

I have a dell DA-2 pwr supply
I need. 12V at about 15 A output. How can I do that without cut open the powersupply.
Is there some kind of adaptor that I can cum
nnect and then tap 12v
i am grateful for help
Thanks
jag

[glendalf81]

the short answer is NO it has been specifically designed to output 12v 18a and as far as i know such an adapter to reduce the amperage does not exist, what do you want to use it on

[S1R-BLUNTZWORTH]

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Originally Posted by glendalf81

the short answer is NO it has been specifically designed to output 12v 18a and as far as i know such an adapter to reduce the amperage does not exist, what do you want to use it on

and they call this a tech site... you can't force "over current" something(you can force high voltage though..) If the device has a current draw of 15 amps, it will only draw 15 amps from the supply, assuming that the power supply can support the draw. Think about it like this- You can run a single christmas light off of a car battery, and it will still only draw .00001 amps and manage not to burn out. Despite the fact that there might be 1000+ amps of juice capacity available for consumption in the battery.


And besides, it's a "switching" power supply, meaning it turns on/off its internal power transistors when power isn't needed. It is not "designed" to operate only at it's maximum current potential lol.. In fact it will last a lot longer when not always using max potential of the supply.

Find a pin diagram of the connector(its same or similar as pci-express power connector i think). Cut off the end. Splice the wires, run all the 12+v and 12v-(ground) in parallel(twist all 12v+ together, also twist all 12v- together). If there is a "remote" wire, run it in parallel with the 12v- and it should power on.