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krazy · 03-01-2004, 03:05 PM

When you get the new one, I'd try a few things before opening it and voiding the warranty.

Reach inside with a small screwdriver while the PSU is running through one of the air intake slots or something and short both of the heatsinks to ground. If the new PSU doesn't blow up because of this, you can be pretty confident that it is not designed to have any kind of voltage across the sinks. If it goes out with a bang, that handy dandy warranty sticker is still intact and it's DOA in my book.

03-01-2004, 03:05 PM	#39
krazy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Posts: 123	When you get the new one, I'd try a few things before opening it and voiding the warranty. Reach inside with a small screwdriver while the PSU is running through one of the air intake slots or something and short both of the heatsinks to ground. If the new PSU doesn't blow up because of this, you can be pretty confident that it is not designed to have any kind of voltage across the sinks. If it goes out with a bang, that handy dandy warranty sticker is still intact and it's DOA in my book. __________________ Abit NF7-S ... xp1800+ ... Abit GF4ti4200 ... Maxtor 120gb SATA150 Currently gathering parts to water cool everything! (read about the project)