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minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours ago 22 Ampere is pretty much half the power draw of the card, through one wire instead of three if the load was properly balanced between them. Apparently the reference design only has one current shunt, so they can’t even measure the imbalance. Madness.
minus-squareSchmuppeslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoWell, of course. What can you expect from a Chinese PCB that costs only 2500 USD, right?
Apparently the reference design only has one current shunt, so they can’t even measure the imbalance. Madness.
Well, of course. What can you expect from a Chinese PCB that costs only 2500 USD, right?