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Originally Posted by Lister of Smeg
The difference between a good PSU and a poor one include the way it protects itself (and the equipment connected to it) in the event of a fault. A good one will monitor the output voltage, and the current drawn, and shut itself down in the event of a fault, hopefully in time to prevent damage to the components it is powering. These fail safe mechanisms require more complex ccts, and testing, which is one reason why they cost a little more.
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But no one is going to buy a state of the art PSU for an old machine unless they have money to burn as it makes no sense as you could buy a working computer for those kind of prices.
