PsU Smell

[Ballatician]

I bought a power supply about a year ago and am now installing it in a new build. The only thing I've done is test it when I took it out of the box (green to ground with a paper clip) but it hasn't been connected to a motherboard yet.

While installing it, I noticed a funny smell, it's barely there but should I be worried or is there some type of new power supply smell?

Thanks

Update 1: I see white stuff coming out of what looks like a rather large capacitor, I didn't think the inside would be white, this doesn't look good..

 

[Quiksilver]

Unplug it.
Probably a leaking capacitor or another major PSU part. Something caused it to blow up.
Get new PSU.
(However, the white stuff you see could also just be epoxy; I'd link to a good example showing the epoxy but his servers are down atm for maintenance.)

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: Ballatician
I bought a power supply about a year ago and am now installing it in a new build. The only thing I've done is test it when I took it out of the box (green to ground with a paper clip) but it hasn't been connected to a motherboard yet.

While installing it, I noticed a funny smell, it's barely there but should I be worried or is there some type of new power supply smell?

Thanks

Update 1: I see white stuff coming out of what looks like a rather large capacitor, I didn't think the inside would be white, this doesn't look good..

That is kind of unusual.... what Brand and Model ?

Normally the Electrolyte looks like Baby Shit with bad electrolyte...

 

[Ballatician]

It is the Thermaltake TR2-430W, I also thought that its supposed to look brown but rather than take the risk I'm thinking I'll take the delay and begin the RMA process.

 

[NoelS]

Originally posted by: Ballatician
It is the Thermaltake TR2-430W, I also thought that its supposed to look brown but rather than take the risk I'm thinking I'll take the delay and begin the RMA process.

Whenever I ask for an RMA, I ask for a cross ship - if they agree, they'll ship you the new one now and that would reduce your delay. Then you send the defective one back within a specified time.

Noel

 

[Quiksilver]

Here's a shot of the epoxy stuff I mentioned.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/PSU/ST1200EAF/Dscn3621.jpg

 

[Ballatician]

Originally posted by: NoelS

Originally posted by: Ballatician
It is the Thermaltake TR2-430W, I also thought that its supposed to look brown but rather than take the risk I'm thinking I'll take the delay and begin the RMA process.

Whenever I ask for an RMA, I ask for a cross ship - if they agree, they'll ship you the new one now and that would reduce your delay. Then you send the defective one back within a specified time.

Noel

Thanks for your suggestion, the CS rep suggested that and I agreed. Tracking only says billing received but I'm hoping it somehow gets here by Friday - I think they use UPS ground.

 

[Ballatician]

His server must be down again bc i cant see it. I'm wondering now if I just overreacted bc it very well could be epoxy. Think Thermaltake will care if they get back a perfectly normal PSU that they just sent a replacement for?

 

[Quiksilver]

Here's a mirror:
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/5516/dscn3621gy9.jpg

 

[Ballatician]

yea that is definitely what I saw haha

 

[NoelS]

Originally posted by: Ballatician
His server must be down again bc i cant see it. I'm wondering now if I just overreacted bc it very well could be epoxy. Think Thermaltake will care if they get back a perfectly normal PSU that they just sent a replacement for?

If they agreed to an RMA based on your description, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure even epoxy oozing like that would be cause for an RMA...

I think maybe over heating causes that epoxy to do that, eh?

Noel

 

[SparkyJJO]

That epoxy is perfectly normal.

Also, there is a "new PSU smell" kinda like the new car smell. Most new electronics have it.

 

[Ballatician]

I'm aware of the new electronics smell but this one was particularly strong. The new one should arrive soon, I guess its better safe than sorry even if it costs me shipping. It would really suck if it turns out I'm sending in the better psu and then this new one craps out on me haha, such is life.