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Jul. 25th, 2005 08:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
plonqOur 350W power supply finally came back from the factory.
On the plus side they didn't charge us for shipping (which I had been expecting), but that may be because the "6-8 week turnaround" turned out to be closer to 3-4 months turnaround.
On the down side, they simply sent back the same power supply with a new fan bolted in. It stinks. Literally. The power supply reeks of burnt components.
I assume they tested it before they sent it out, so it's probably good to go. I'm guessing that the burnt smell was from the old fan burning out, rather than any of the other components cooking themselves. The power supply was working fine when we had it, aside from the fact that fan wasn't spinning and it smelled like baking electronics. With luck the smell will blow itself out after use - though I guess it wouldn't hurt to hang a car deodorizer inside the computer case for the first while.
On the plus side they didn't charge us for shipping (which I had been expecting), but that may be because the "6-8 week turnaround" turned out to be closer to 3-4 months turnaround.
On the down side, they simply sent back the same power supply with a new fan bolted in. It stinks. Literally. The power supply reeks of burnt components.
I assume they tested it before they sent it out, so it's probably good to go. I'm guessing that the burnt smell was from the old fan burning out, rather than any of the other components cooking themselves. The power supply was working fine when we had it, aside from the fact that fan wasn't spinning and it smelled like baking electronics. With luck the smell will blow itself out after use - though I guess it wouldn't hurt to hang a car deodorizer inside the computer case for the first while.
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Date: 2005-07-25 03:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-25 03:22 pm (UTC)When I dropped it off at the retailer, I picked up a 425W Enermax to replace it. My thinking was that I'd use this power supply in my own system once it returned (though in the end I picked up a 480W Antec instead, as I'd given up on ever seeing this one again).
For the moment we have a surplus 350W FSP power supply - though I'm sure I can think of some good uses for it.