[ale] multiple PS's in one PC?

[Master Wizard]

I ran a server for almost 2 years with 2 ps's. had 7 scsi, 2 ide, floppy 
and cdrom. I just bolted them to the case and used one of those m-f 
power cords so that when the box was powered up, both supplies received 
juice at the same time.

Ed

Christopher Bergeron wrote:

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> Ok, what weekend wouldn't be complete without me asking some 
> off-the-wall question?  Here's my latest quandry:  I have a PC thats 
> acting as a fileserver.  I have about 6-8 hard disks in it, but alas, my 
> power supply will only let me connect about 5 devices.  So, I'm sitting 
> here looking at an AT power supply that's just collecting dust, and I'm 
> wondering if I can connect it to some of the drives, connect the grounds 
> together, and connect the +5 and +12 lines to each other corresponding 
> line on the other power supply.
> 
> Are there any EE's out there that can tell me the consequences of doing 
> this? 
> Can this work, or am I going to find myself in a mist of magic computer 
> smoke?
> 
> Thanks again...!
> - -CB
> 
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