Switching Power Supply question

[Kevin Glover]

Just recieved a Mean Well quad output power supply. After powering it
up and testing output I get drastic flucuations on all outputs, a
ticking sound and the green indicator light flashing. I have input
power properly set to 120V. Does this need to be tested under load? Or
is the thing possibly defective?

 

[JW]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:14:18 -0700 Kevin Glover <kevinfglover@yahoo.com>
wrote in Message id: <1uqhpb1gevr3601pj7cid4od94k7bdeeq8@4ax.com>:

Just recieved a Mean Well quad output power supply. After powering it
up and testing output I get drastic flucuations on all outputs, a
ticking sound and the green indicator light flashing. I have input
power properly set to 120V. Does this need to be tested under load? Or
is the thing possibly defective?

Model # might be helpful...

 

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:48:55 -0400, JW <none@dev.null> wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:14:18 -0700 Kevin Glover <kevinfglover@yahoo.com
wrote in Message id: <1uqhpb1gevr3601pj7cid4od94k7bdeeq8@4ax.com>:

Just recieved a Mean Well quad output power supply. After powering it
up and testing output I get drastic flucuations on all outputs, a
ticking sound and the green indicator light flashing. I have input
power properly set to 120V. Does this need to be tested under load? Or
is the thing possibly defective?

Model # might be helpful...

Model RQ-125D

 

[JW]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:28:39 -0700 doh@yipee.com wrote in Message id:
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On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:48:55 -0400, JW <none@dev.null> wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:14:18 -0700 Kevin Glover <kevinfglover@yahoo.com
wrote in Message id: <1uqhpb1gevr3601pj7cid4od94k7bdeeq8@4ax.com>:

Just recieved a Mean Well quad output power supply. After powering it
up and testing output I get drastic flucuations on all outputs, a
ticking sound and the green indicator light flashing. I have input
power properly set to 120V. Does this need to be tested under load? Or
is the thing possibly defective?

Model # might be helpful...

Model RQ-125D

OK, have a look at page one of the datasheet
www.meanwell.com/mw_search/RQ-125/RQ-125-spec.pdf
The current range is listed. Those show the rated minimum load for each
output in order for the outputs to be guaranteed in specification. They
may be fine with less or none at all which you'd need to test with a DMM.