What psi does thing use??

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MEANT PSU NOT PSI STUPID PREDICTIVE TEXT!!! :mad:

Guys I need a hand here. I got my hands on one of these

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As it was plugged in I heard a loud bang so there went the psu... I need a new one now! :(

Any idea which one to get? And whether I'm gonna have to go straight to hp or maybe Frontosa will have something suitable?

Tx
 
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Check if there is not just a popped cap in the psu.

Replace it.

Going to take about 30 minutes and cost around R10

Hp psu is going to be around R500+
 
electronics123.co.za rscomponents, an old power supply, your local electrical store/radio shack type shop (we have several here not sure where you live).
 
You can kill yourself if you open those psus, especially when working with those high voltage caps. They tend to store charge for a while ;)

If your adamant about doing it yourself make sure the cap is discharged, touch everything to earth before touching any of the exposed wires to make sure.
 
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LOL, not with a normal psu. If you are worried just (without power) short the caps terminals with a screwdriver or similar to discharge it.

RS ane Electronics123 deliver, I live in PTA so have no idea where in CT you can buy electronic components.

but as I am such a friendly and not at all sarcastic type of guy, here

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Normal psus have decoupling caps sitting across mains which sit at 240V, which is way you should at least practice caution.
 
HTC_guy said:
I stay in Cape Town
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Hamrad, Communica and a slew of others, you capetonians are spoilt for choice when it comes to real electronics shops. I also recall a place in Belville & Goodwood but don't remember their names.
 
Even if a cap is blown, replacing it may not help. Depends if it was primarily the capacitor that was at fault or something else that caused the cap to blow. Unless the PSU is really old or of bad quality it was most likely something else that caused the cap to blow in the first place and replacing it may not help at all.

I'm not saying not to take a look, but if you are not used to working with electronics, and don't have the proper tools, it would save you a lot of headache by just buying a new PSU (one with a good warranty :D)
 
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