RE: 3 blown Power supply's in 6 months.

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im from UK and every power cable has to have a fuse in UK so suppose it
depends where your from. if you use fuses it could well be a problem.

"Leythos" wrote:

> In article <10BC4506-70D3-4ED8-96C2-4D116A62B9D4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> JDee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> > Try another powercable it might have a faulty fuse.
>
> Power cables don't have fuses, at least not the ones I've seen connected
> to computers in the US.
>
> If you are killing PSU's and you are SURE THE INCOMMING POWER IS
> GOOD/Clean, then you've got a device inside the computer that's
> overloading the PSU.
>
> You need to determine what part of the PSU is dead - is it a fuse on one
> of the DC lines or one the AC of the PSU or something else.
>
> Your spec's don't seem to need more than 350W would provide, but you
> could have a shorted/intermittent connection where the screws mounting
> the motherboard connect to the chassis - many times the installer will
> not use the proper screw size (screw heads) and will short a trace
> without knowing it's been done.
>
> Disconnect everything, reseat the computers motherboard on the chassis,
> make sure that every mounting post is accounted for and that none are
> shorting out traces on the board, same for the screws.
>
> I've also seen power leads (for drives) without a cap over them short
> out on the metal parts of a case and blow a PSU.
>
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