What should I do with a bunch of dead PSUs?

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I see matrix DVD.

Of course.

 

[MustangSVT]

they look like el' cheapo psu...

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT
they look like el' cheapo psu...

They are. When I was going through one every month or so you buy the cheapest ones you can find. Finally figured out it was a flakey cd-rom drive that was killing them. :| How could you tell though?

 

[Toastedlightly]

take the heatsinks, make a flowerpot forge (for metals) and profit!

 

[Paulson]

Burn the capacitors... they'll make a hell of a good fireworks display 🙂

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: Supercharged

Originally posted by: MustangSVT
they look like el' cheapo psu...

They are. When I was going through one every month or so you buy the cheapest ones you can find. Finally figured out it was a flakey cd-rom drive that was killing them. :| How could you tell though?

exactly what I said 🙂 they look cheap.

very crappy design and components.

quality psu actually looks different 🙂
i guess im lucky with my psus so far.

 

[nineball9]

Grab a meter and a book on switched mode power supply circuits, take the PSU's apart and learn how they work.

 

[Shawn]

Anyone know why these PSUs fried in those spots?

 

[0roo0roo]

shock ur self

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: Supercharged
Anyone know why these PSUs fried in those spots?

Those are flux capacitors if I'm not mistaken.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox

Originally posted by: Supercharged
Anyone know why these PSUs fried in those spots?

Those are flux capacitors if I'm not mistaken.

It looks like they ran out of coffee? 😕

 

[TTM77]

Originally posted by: Supercharged
Anyone know why these PSUs fried in those spots?

some of those fried spot looks like resisters. They can't take the heat anymore so.. poofff

how to pop/burn anything is to put lots of current/voltage into it.. when it's a lot more then what it designs for, it will pop.

Since you will be thorwing it away anyway, try a blow torch to remove those parts. Just do it from the back where all the soldering and legs are. Heat it up and tap, all of it should fall off.

Go to local library borrow some electronic books and read see how U can play around with these components.

:beer:

O, another thing you can do is connect them together and build like lego man or something. That's what I did when I used to work in the electronic lab aid.