about to wire up 4 480w computer power supplies together.

[skylineTT 10+ year member]

ive seen it done safely before, i just needed to know to do it parallel. when i blow up, ill have pics ready //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[ExpiredDrummer 10+ year member]

try some diy vids on youtube. ive seen it done before

 

[skylineTT 10+ year member]

thats where ive seen it. i already have a 300w one that has been powering 2 amps for months. i just got 2 300W psus and a 480W so im going to combine them all.

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

i'm no electrician but how would 2 independent PSUs physically be wired together via the same wire(s)?
That's 2 separate regulators trying to control the same 12v run... That sounds safe.....

I could understand getting a SINGLE RAIL PSU and wiring all of it's 12v wires together BUT.... PSUs do not offer 12v grounds capable of grounding the 12v power they output...

Ah HAh! didnt think about that did ya?

Try buying an 80A single rail PSU for $180 and try grounding up to 80A worth through the 12v ground wires... fire will occur unless psu goes up in smoke first.

I would think that diodes would be necessary to keep the computer power supplies from back feeding into one another.

Regardless, I'll just stick to my Iota DLS-55.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

I would think that diodes would be necessary to keep the computer power supplies from back feeding into one another.

thats what i was thinkin but wasnt sure

OP, unless you are running one huge amp then why couldnt you run one on each?

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

Yea, good luck with that.

 

[MakeshiftAudio 10+ year member]

I would think that diodes would be necessary to keep the computer power supplies from back feeding into one another.
Regardless, I'll just stick to my Iota DLS-55.

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Generally Computer PSUs will not operate in parallel, since they are controlled by an increase of voltage on the output after the SMPS has been turned on, if that 12V is there when you turn it on, the PSU will not turn on. You can modify it, but I am not about to give a tutorial or instruct you how to do so.

 

[BoxdGM 10+ year member]

make sure to post vids of the house fire

 

[skylineTT 10+ year member]

well i want to run a large monoblock off of it instead.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Buy a real 120VAC amplifier instead, like a QSC or Crown.