[TroyO]

The power supply in question is one I got from ebay, because it was 48v, had plenty of power and was dirt cheap, LOL.

Sun L8500 Cherokee International 700W Power Supply 48V 24A DPS1200L2R 2A 51 | eBay

I figured it would operate like a PC supply and I would have to jumper one pin and off we'd go..... but it aint.

I found the datasheet on it and have a pinout of the supply but while I can get the fans to power up by connecting # PSON to ground I'm still not getting power out (That I can find anyway.)

Attached is the datasheet... anyone want to give me a hand hacking this bad boy?

[Al_The_Man]

What LED indicators are on, if any?
Al.

[TroyO]

Green and blinking, indicating AC present / Standby output ON

I do get the 12V standby power where it should be.

[H500]

Where does the power come out of? I'm guessing it's terminals P1 and P2. Is that where you checked? 24 amps is a lot of current. I expect to see large sockets to carry the current.

[TroyO]

I'd also guess on P1 and/or P2 and I've been checking both, no go. (Between each other and between each and case ground... minor voltages, 2-3v)

I know some supplies won't put out with no load, so my next step will be to try finding a 250 Ohm/10W resistor and hooking it up across the power leads... unless someone has a better idea?

[H500]

The datasheet says that no minimum load is required, but it wouldn't hurt to try.