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Review on πŸ’™ Efficient SUPERPLUS 20/24 Pins ATX Benchtop PC Power Breakout Adapter with USB 5V Port - Blue by Hayden Hart

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Not the best in desktop power supplies, but very reasonably priced.

Works fine. This power supply does not require a computer power supply. You can use an ATX PSU emulator board instead like I did, see the pictures Revain sells: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081WBN4CX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have now paid $16 and you can find them for a lot more. They're a little hard to find but you can check other online sources, ebay, Ali etc. then it offers a range of different outputs including a 24 pin ATX male connector that mates with this 24 pin ATX female layout; It also includes traditional four-pin hard drive power connectors and a CD-ROM power connector, among others. The power emulator is rated at 250W and delivers 8A for each +12V, +5V, +3.3V supply and only 0.1A for a -12V supply. So if you choose this way, you must be careful not to interrupt the -12V supply on the breadboard which comes with a 5A fuse; the emulator is not protected by an easily replaceable fuse and will blow before the -12V breadboard fuse blows; This shouldn't be a problem for most people unless they experiment a lot with op amps or prototypes and I think I can handle that. One performance consideration is the 12V power supply for the ATX power emulator. Originally I was going to just plug the 12v connector into my breadboard and solder the red/black power leads to it, then hook it up to a suitable wall transformer. The problem is that a class 2 transformer seems to be limited to just over 2A, say around 25W, while a class 3 power supply from say a laptop seems to be limited to around 90W. So if you use any of these that are cheap or available for free, you will be underusing and underusing the PSU emulator. In theory the breadboard is rated for 20 amps DC, at least that's the fuse rating, and in watts that's (12V x 5A = 60W) + (5V x 5A = 25W) + (3.3V x 5 A = 16.5W) + (-12V x -5A = 60W) = 161.5W before fuses blow if all power terminals are at max. Can it supply? Who knows! Maybe in the interests of science (YouTube censor and demon) someone will donate one in a Bitchute, Vimeo, or Brighteon video. Breadboard to power with a maximum fuse rating that is more than a typical wall or laptop power supply can provide and may require a dedicated source which I consider as follows. As for the poles, to install this I simply removed the plastic plugs from the corner mounting holes and used the metal poles you see in the photo, which are from the now defunct "RadioShack" because the nylon poles were a bit are loose and I figured out that this board needs a little more power.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Not sure