Request for definition of "power well"

May I ask you kind folks to refer me to a site or web page which
explains what a "power well" is, especially in the context of personal
computer motherboard circuit design? Thank you kindly, all.

 

Isn't it just an odd term for a power buss?

 

Are you sure it's not a bad translation of "Power good" ?


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

Maybe translation?
well => spring :== source,
so "power source" becomes "power well"?

 

Maybe you are referring to the PG signal "Power Good" which is the power
supply.
at one time, it used to be an orange wire in the older supplies.
This some times was used as part of the reset sequence on the mother
board to insure the power supply was fully up and running on all of it's
voltages before the CPU did a reset and to start.

Things have changed a lot over the years, it may not be what you're
looking for.


P.S.
The green wire is normally the ON switch that you pull to common
which will turn on the supply.

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No, not what I'm looking for. It's used by a major IC manufacturer,
and in documentation written by US-born native English speakers, so
this is not a case of Engrish poor translation.