Obtain a power supply that has the correct output voltage that you need.
A Consort EV 265 power supply may be reading low current and power if the capacitors are failing. They will be unable to provide the needed power and operate consistently.
low cost
A Consort EV265 power supply will begin reading low current and power during component failure like capacitors and resistors. When the appropriate amount of power is not flowing, readings and power output will fluctuate.
relatively low supply of high power money (monetary base low)
Yes. If the power supply is of a low wattage and has too many pieces of hardware connected to it, it can. Try buying a power supply with a wattage over 300. One thing to check before replacing the power supply is the voltage selector in the back. If you use 120 volt power, then setting the power supply to 240 volts will cause the PC to only get half of the power it needs. External peripherals with their own power supply will not impact the power supply or current in the computer. Printers and monitors usually get their power from the wall socket, not the computer, and the same goes for external modems that plug into the wall. Keyboards and mice take negligible power.
No. It is bad to not have enough.
-- a power supply -- a load -- low-resistance material to connect the load to the power supply
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Find out what the VA capacity of the power supply is and then add up the connected load in VA (volts x amps). If the load totals are greater that the VA power supply capacity then this is where the heat is coming from. The power supply is overloaded. Remove some of the load or get a bigger capacity power supply.
A power spike - also known as a power surge - could harm a computer if the computer's power supply has a low joule (unit of energy) rating. A power spike, a sudden increase in energy, can overwhelm a computer's power supply and cause too much electricity to flow to sensitive chips and processors and destroy them. To safeguard against power spikes a surge protector should be bought. A computer power supply with a high joule resistance rating would work as well.
because it reduces the power dissipation
In short, no. The power supply takes the alternating mains voltage and reduces it to the low voltages and direct current needed by the components of your PC.