PSU Died!!!

[Matt1eD]

Just a little disaster story to share with you (and yes you do care)...

Was happily posting away when I heard an unusual sound eminating from my PC (was actually the hum of the PSU, which was not covered up by the fan). I moved towards the open side and could smell burning . I checked speed fan for my temps. and all was fine. For the past few months my PSU fan started up by grinding and then when it got going it contininued happily, so I placed my hand by it, and there was no airflow . It was just v. v. hot. So I closed everything and tried to shutdown but was taking so long so I just hit the power button.

Once it had cooled down a bit I took out the PSU and took it apart (health and safety inspectors get out). Took out the v. dusty fan and replaced it with another one I have. Gave the PSU a bit of a clean at the same time.

Problem, the fan had been soldered to the PCB so after not being able to find insulating tape and a lack of success with glue gun insulating the ends of the cut wires I cut them as short as possible. I was going to use terminal blocks but couldn't find any spare ones. I then had the fan (molex connected) cables coming out of the shell of the PSU and plugging into itself! I wacked on the cover and screwed it all back together.

Testing Time; I have a spare 133MHz board and CPU for testing stuff on so plugged it into and RCD and then onto that fired it up and it worked.

Put it back in my case, connected it all up and it's happy again . I have now got it plugged in through an RCD, so if it decides to blow up then I have a small bit of safety.

And that's why I've been away for the past 45 mins. I was starting to have computer withdrawl symptoms . So I'm up and running again . I will try and get another one ASAP as I know it isn't exactly the safest option to run it as.

N.B. People I know the risks associated with this, but quite seriously in terms of GCSE work I had to have my computer. And with PC World's cheapest PSU being 29 quid I wasn't just going to go out quickly and replace it. Thankfully the heat hadn't done the PSU too much harm either.

DONATIONS TOWARDS THE BROKEN PSU FUND ARE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED!!!!!

[Nox]

hey! mine broke first!!!

and are you saying that after you voided any remaining warranty on it, you now have bare wires just flapping around in it?????????

omg!!!

Nox

[Matt1eD]

v. short bare wires!

don't have a warranty, much older than warranty

[tonycompusa]

take a look at this new psu
they giving them alway free on there page www.sin-tek.com

did any one see the new powersupply overclock?

i just got this at zipzoomfly.com for 160
i love the overclock knod for my video card dont know if it work on memory thou i only got 512





http://www.sin-tek.com/sintek-products-sintek500sli.htm

wish i waited sin-tek giving away a free psu eveymonth
http://www.sin-tek.com/sintek-main-pg.html[/list]

[Matt1eD]

Did you just say what I thought you said, they're giving them away free?

[beaNN]

You enter your email and they enter you into the draw to win one.

[Matt1eD]

Yup, saw the draw

[Lee H]

eh.. but the TERMS and CONDITIONS for the draw state the following ;

Contest Terms and Conditions:
Winner agrees to pay for S/H. Standard 5 year warranty granted. SinTek employees and its affiliates are not allowed to enter drawing. Drawing ends 10/30/05, winner chosen at random 10/31/05. If winner does not agree to terms or cannot be contacted within 1 week after drawing, a new winner is randomly chosen

SO the WINNER agrees to pay for S/H - Hardly Free then is it

[nvening]

S/H = lotsa money prob, scan do free delivery, why not free products? i just dont know

[tonycompusa]

S/H = lotsa money prob, scan do free delivery, why not free products? i just dont know

hey what sup i dont know why it not free. but i already got one i think of making a http. for my bro but if not then i might just sell it hey it $160 the shiping is like 5 dollor i think so i dont mind either way im going to get it free or i just sell it and make some money
lol

free 160 psu www.sin-tek.com