fixing broken psu's

[gotensan01]

I have a non-functioning Antec PSU. I thought that it might be a blown fuse but when I opened it up, surprisingly I couldn't find a fuse. Am I just an idiot or does Antec not use fuses somehow?

If it is not the fuse, what else might I be able to take a look at?

 

[lenjack]

Why not contact Antec? Also, keep in mind that if it did indeed bow a fuse, the chances are that replacing the fuse won't help. It'll just blow again.

 

[Operandi]

I'm assuming you get no response at all when trying to power it up? It might help to know how it died.

 

[stevennoland]

Who cares how it died. Throw it in the trash.

 

[gotensan01]

Originally posted by: lenjack
Why not contact Antec? Also, keep in mind that if it did indeed bow a fuse, the chances are that replacing the fuse won't help. It'll just blow again.

I did contact Antec. Even though the psu falls in the 3 year warranty, I do not have the original invoice so I cannot RMA. Well, couldn't the fuse have blown because of a bad spike coming out of the wall outlet?

Originally posted by: Operandi
I'm assuming you get no response at all when trying to power it up? It might help to know how it died.

I haven't tried powering it up. I bought it off a guy on ATBBS knowing it was dead. I was hoping to a) RMA it OR b) fix it...neither of which I think can be accomplished now -_-

Originally posted by: stevennoland
Who cares how it died. Throw it in the trash.

Yeah, it's almost at that state.