[ale] PC power supply voltages

[hscast at charter.net (Scott Castaline)]

Jim Popovitch wrote:
> I've got a box where lm-sensors shows the +3.3 voltage going up and down
> between 3.39 and 3.41.  It jumps to 3.41 every ~1.5 hours and shortly
> thereafter drops back to 3.39 (which has been it's normal voltage for
> the past year or so).  A second box right near it isn't experiencing
> this behavior, which started at 2pm today, and there are no other
> indications of any problems.  How concerned should I be?
>
> -Jim P.
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I don't think that it's a problem yet since the fluctuation is within 5% 
of it's nominal voltage of 3.3. But it could be an indication of 
something is strarting to go, but I've seen older power supplies do that 
and last for several months to a couple of years.