Computer Power Supply
 

Okay i got home today from work and nothing good was on so I decided to see if I could pull a few fans and a power supply from an old computer. I got a fan, magnet, and what looks to be a power supply(90% sure it is). I have a few questions on it. I have no idea what this thing can do so I was wondering if any of these numbers would tell me if this has enough power to power a duratrax ice charger. Info:
DC Voltage Max Current
+12v 4.4A
+5v 20A
-5v 0.2A
-12v 0.5A

Anyone know what this means? Also there are a BUNCH of wires comming out of the end I would plug the charger into. I have the one side where I plug it into the power strip ready for use but the other side has to have 30+ tiny wires comming out if it into a wired connector that plugs in inside of the computer. Would I need to open up the power supply itself and find the wires I need? What do I need to do? I don't NEED a pwer supply but I though it would be fun to try and get my own.

All help is greatly appreciated
Thanks

You'd be using the 12v line for chargers, and that is only rated for 4.4A. Not nearly enough to charge any kind of car lipo unless you stick to a 1A charge rate or something.

I could go on to tell ya how to do the wiring, but that supply is not really needed TBH. But, if you want to take a stab at it, there is a sticky in the general electric subforum that explains how to do the conversion.

few good parts to salvage

magnets from INSIDE the hard drive
caps off of board
ferite rings off of board


your power supply is a POS though, its only a 4.4a max...

Ah it was worth a try. The thing is OLD. Its should be in a museum. I see another fan a possibly a magnet inside it so i'll snatch those up. Its amazing how much dust collects inside of your computer...