can I use an old AT power supply as a test bench ps?

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can I use an old AT power supply as a test bench ps?

while cleaning a lot of junk out of my attic I found two AT power supplies.

I looked up the pinouts and it has all the voltages of a switcher, plus it has the very handy power switch.

is there any reason that I should not make and adapter and use this for basic testing of pcb's?

is there any info I should know before doing this?

aside from the fact that they are at least fifteen years old, an AT power supply and a pc monitor seems like the easiest solution for a 48/60 in 1.
 
They work great as bench power with the only drawback being the lack of adjustment.

You will need a ceramic resistor to act as a load for the PS, I saw a very user-friendly guide awhile back, let me see if I can dig up the link...
 
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