Fan stopped working!?

[dynamicVoidMain]

Ok, the fan that keeps the PSU nice and cool has stopped working.

So what do I do? Like any other crazy person, I get down, open the case and try and jolt the fan back into gear. I got a piece of paper and slowly pushed it little by little so the fan would start spinning. Did it? Yes it did.

Ok, its going fine now, the thing is under warranty though, should I get it checked on or not bother?

[KillerShots]

Replace the unit, and don't stick anything else in there unless you want a nice, pleasant 60 Hz shuffle (A lethal charge is still maintained in the PSU even when unplugged).

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[S.SubZero]

Originally Posted by dynamicVoidMain

should I get it checked on or not bother?

You should certainly not bother.

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Bad fans can damage hardware. Replace the fan immediately.

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[DaStinger77]

My PSU was an in and out fan, the out fan has been rattling and making alot of noise for about 6 months now. I wouldnt worry too much about it, if it blows get a new one, and if it does it wont hurt anything else.

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[dynamicVoidMain]

Originally Posted by KillerShots

Replace the unit, and don't stick anything else in there unless you want a nice, pleasant 60 Hz shuffle (A lethal charge is still maintained in the PSU even when unplugged).

Dear god now you tel me! I was messing with its innards a while ago (wiht a screw driver!)


I got the thing working again, needed a jump boost. I can't replace the fan on its own even if I tried, its built right into the psu, I can easily get it replaced though if it breaks down (its under warrant after all ).

If it fries as a result of the fan, well thats the companies fault again (cos the whole PC is under warrant ). I doubt it will happen.


If the fan stops working agina, for sure I' m gonna get them to replace it.

[KillerShots]

Just be careful - anything but the PSU is fair game for tinkering. The charge the unit carries won't reach your components (so it's safe to mess around with the rest of your system with it unplugged), but the PSU itself is not safe to poke around at. You'll notice if you actually opened it up that it is extremely difficult to open without physically deforming the unit - kind of a "last line of defense" if someone didn't bother to read all the warning stickers.

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[igsmrlmmu]

i have a friend whos powersuply fan died. later in the week, the power suply itself died from overheating. I swaped out the psu with a new one and the computer worked fine.

My official advice:

If the fan cosistanly stops working, then you should have the psu replaced. this is what you should do since it is still under warenty.

What i would do if it was my PSU

***This information is given with no garentys, use at your own risk!!!***

I would take the psu out of my computer, then get one of the old ones that i have in the cellar (an old AT style one) and take it apart and remove the fan.
Then i would remove the dead fan and put the fan from the old psu from the celler in the newer psu and put it back together, and then put it back in my computer.

i have taken apart many psus and gutted them of parts, desoldered the choaks, transformers, capicitors, and diodes and used them in different prodjects.

(like a devce that rectified ac line current into 180volts dc and then used that for electrolysis. the coat hangers i used for electrodes melted while undewater because of the current flowing through them.) I also made a magnetic impulse generator that used a emp pulse to propell a steel balberring through a tube.

Dont take the psu apart, its dangerous. take your computer back to the store and get it fixed. its still under warenty. you shouldnt have to pay anything...

btw..

Originally Posted by KillerShots

You'll notice if you actually opened it up that it is extremely difficult to open without physically deforming the unit - kind of a "last line of defense" if someone didn't bother to read all the warning stickers.

Hm i have never encountered a dificult psu, all the ones that i have dismantled were very easy--- they used the normal philps head (+) screws.
Im not sure what ones you are talking about.

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Last edited by igsmrlmmu; November 1st, 2006 at 02:26..

[KillerShots]

Originally Posted by igsmrlmmu

Hm i have never encountered a dificult psu, all the ones that i have dismantled were very easy--- they used the normal philps head (+) screws.
Im not sure what ones you are talking about.

The last time I actually looked at a power supply was back in the early 90's. Yeah, it had phillips head screws, but once they were all undone, you have to bend the enclosure to open it. They may have changed things since, but a large capacitor is still a large capacitor and can still give you a potentially lethal zap.

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[Player-X]

I don't recomens opening up the PSU to replace the fan as the capacitors still carry quite a large charge in them unless you plug the PSU in and not turn it on for a few days and since the fan is probably soldered into the PSU you won't be able to really do anything without a soldering gun anyway.
I recomend replacing the thing

[igsmrlmmu]

yes he should definately get it replaced, since its still under warenty.

I think i have seen a few PSUs with the fan soldered on, but most use a small two-wire connector plug.

yea capicitors are very dangerous, i once incenerated a very small section (about a pinhead size) of my finger with a charced capicitor.

i could have electrocuted myself though.

never wear a grounding rist strap when working with capicitors.

[dynamicVoidMain]

well the fan has been working alright for quite sometime now, I'm going to cut it and call it even.

If it stops again I'm giving the company a call asap.

[Player-X]

If your warranty is not valid you can always take the fan out by cutting it's cable and stick another fan inside with the power leads running outside the PSU

[dynamicVoidMain]

nice on the sarcasm.

theres still another few months under the warranty so I don't mind too much

[Player-X]

nice on the sarcasm.

What sarcasm? that's what I did when one of mine failed

[-Superdude688-]

lol, id just fix the fan

i took a frozen fan out of a dead psu, took off the sticker, took off the little rention clip thinger (which is really hard to do and even harder toget back on), wrenched the fan outta it, cleaned it up, put it back together, reoiled it, and voila, new case fan for me xD .....sure it makes a little noise...and i have to reoil it once ina while.....but i like to make junk work.

either that, or just switch out the fan. who cares if its hard wired, snip the wires, and snip the connector off the new fan, twist the wires together lol.

....but really....no1 should do this stuff......i just like to mess with crap..... hehe.....plus its all free stuff i mess with that i found in the trash, so if i screw it up i dont really care.

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