Checking continuity between hot and neutral checks fuse?

I know electricity, but very little about electronics.

Would continuity between the hot and neutral positively tell you if
the fuse is good on a power supply for a computer?

On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:40:51 -0700, Terry <> wrote:

>I know electricity, but very little about electronics.
>
>Would continuity between the hot and neutral positively tell you if
>the fuse is good on a power supply for a computer?


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On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:40:51 -0700, Terry <> wrote:

>I know electricity, but very little about electronics.
>
>Would continuity between the hot and neutral positively tell you if
>the fuse is good on a power supply for a computer?

NO, At what ohm value? Are you looking back at the power supply with it not connected, or are you
just checking between any ground and a connection ovenware on the + power? A backcitcuit, high
resistance, or bad ground on the power be checked may cause the same indication. How good and what
type of meter is being used?
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On Jul 23, 7:37 am, KG <kgs...@msbx.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:40:51 -0700, Terry <kilow...@charter.net> wrote:
> >I know electricity, but very little about electronics.
>
> >Would continuity between the hot and neutral positively tell you if
> >the fuse is good on a power supply for a computer?
>
> NO, At what ohm value? Are you looking back at the power supply with it not connected, or are you
> just checking between any ground and a connection ovenware on the + power? A backcitcuit, high
> resistance, or bad ground on the power be checked may cause the same indication. How good and what
> type of meter is being used?
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Take the measurments at the back of the computer with the power cord
unplugged. The tester could be as simple as a test light. Contunity
means a complete current path.

I was talking about putting each lead of the ohm meter on the power
supply terminals that connect to the power cord. There are 3 "stabs"
on the power supply. The hot, neutral and ground.

I looked at a couple of schematics after I posted the message. It
shows the first thing on the primary side of the transformer circuit
is a fuse. It is wired in series at the hot stab of the power
supply. The way I see it, you would never get continuity between hot
and neutral if the fuse is bad.

Of course continuity does not guarantee that the power supply is good,
but I think it would 100% tell you if the fuse is good. No?

Thank you for your time