Help! Noticed Bent Fin In H50 Radiator! Is It Safe to Use?

[Arsynic]

I checked out the radiator on my H50 and in one of the corners where the screw hole is, there is one or two bent fins on the radiator. The fins are extremely tiny. Is it still safe to use or should I send it back? What's the possibility of a leak? Does water actually flow through these fins? I'm tempted to just use it as it is and not bother with a return. What should I do?

 

[Tim]

The fins are attached to channels in which the liquid flows. As long as it's just the fin, and not the channel that it's attachted to, you should be fine.

If you really want to make sure there is no leak, just take the H50 out of your case, hook it into a power supply, and run it outside of the case for 24-48 hours on top of a sheet of paper filled with text from an inkjet printer. If you've got a leak, it should expose itself for sure during that type of time frame.

 

[Arsynic]

Sweet. I had a PSU tester but I can no longer find it. How can I get the PSU to run...a safe way?

 

[Tim]

Unplug your PSU from everything in your case, then do this

http://www.techwarelabs.com/guides/misc_mod/psumod/