Power Supply Tester 2.0 20/24
by Ultra
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Manufacturer: UltraAudio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Model: ULT31553
Accessories:
- 107 Piece Premium Tool Kit
- Cables To Go 03166 (1) 5.25 Inch to (2) 5.25 Inch Internal Power Y-Cable, Multi-Color (6 Inch)
- UPS 1000VA AVR Backup System ULT31502
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Customer Review: Looks great - Does NOT work for most applications - STAY AWAY!
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this to test a PSU that I suspected as having problems. Sadly, it told me that the PSU was working fine. I swapped Power Supplies, and the motherboard fires up, with the suspected bad PSU, I get lights (on the motherboard) and the fans spin, but it won't POST or even fire for that matter.
I bust out the multimeter, and lo and behold, the 12V 4 pin rail is only pushing about 8.8 - 9.0 Volts. I check the known good PSU, and it reads 12V exactly. I check the suspected PSU on the molex 4 pins, and same thing, 8.8 - 9.0 Volts, the 5V portion comes up perfectly. The "tester" reads the 4 pin molex plug as working as well.
My best conclusion is that the "tester" from Ultra merely tests for continuity, but does not actually check voltage/amps. Sadly, this product looks pretty, and may very well detect some bad PSU's, but should not be relied on, as there is a LOT more than just an incomplete circuit that can go wrong with a PSU.
I've seen a few other PSU testers that claim they test for high/low voltage as well, and I'm going to check them out and see how they perform compared to this product.
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