[Noisebridge-discuss] computer PSU questions - is 5.5V normal for 5V?

[travis+ml-noisebridge at subspacefield.org]

On Sun, Aug 08, 2010 at 10:01:01PM -0400, Tymm Twillman wrote:

> cheap supplies &/or bad capacitors will cause regulation problems.
  but for most things, the voltages you're getting should be
  fine... though i'm assuming the tester basically has a DMM rather
  than a scope, so it's probably significantly worse -- as a
  multimeter will generally average things out a bit.  A properly used
  'scope will let you see a lot more information about just what's
  going on.

I'm using a special PSU tester with digital LCD readout


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