The problem is that my lab power supply died on me last night while working on some circuits. I found an ATX power supply from one of my old computers and decided to use it as a power supply, i got the pin outs from the internet.
The question is: If I want to use 12V for my circuit, can I use one of the 12V molex connectors to my breadboard?? (is it that simple?) What kind of amperage am i going to get??
I found a way to convert the ATX power supply to a lab power supply by hooking up all the yellow wires (12V), red wires (5V), etc, etc, but instead of doing that why isn't is possible to just run a wire from one of the molex connectors to the circuit? does it have to do with amperage??
I'm a complete noob with basic knowledge of electronics so please be nice![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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The question is: If I want to use 12V for my circuit, can I use one of the 12V molex connectors to my breadboard?? (is it that simple?) What kind of amperage am i going to get??
I found a way to convert the ATX power supply to a lab power supply by hooking up all the yellow wires (12V), red wires (5V), etc, etc, but instead of doing that why isn't is possible to just run a wire from one of the molex connectors to the circuit? does it have to do with amperage??
I'm a complete noob with basic knowledge of electronics so please be nice