@Felthry oooh, "synchronous starter"… I bet it's for setups that need multiple PSUs, so mining rigs, the adapter probably breaks out the PSU on pin

@noiob multiple PSUs? isn't that something just in servers?

@Felthry not in the way servers do it (as a failsafe), but having multiple PSUs on at the same time, because running a bunch of graphics cards requires lots of power. That's why I said "mining rigs"

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@noiob oh right, because cryptocurrency is a thing

can we make it not a thing please

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