WOOOT

[Brutuskend]

I just spent the last few hours cutting out the M/B plug on my power supply (Antec) and re soldering in a new one.

MAN that was FUN!!!


My back hurts.

My eyes hurt.

And I skipped dinner.....

But it's fixed.

 

[Shawn]

why would you do that?

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Wait, what's that burning smell?

 

[doze]

Why did you do that/How did it break?

 

[Brutuskend]

3 of the plugs had burned and melted the socket.

Sometimes they would make a connection and some times not.

Then it would just randomly reboot.

It's been acting up for several weeks or more.

No longer.

BTW it took my awhile to figure out what was up with the random re booting too.


T'was ODD....

 

[Shawn]

I think the more important question here is whyTF were 3 of the plugs melted!?!

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: Shawn
I think the more important question here is whyTF were 3 of the plugs melted!?!

I have a case with a front temp gage and some other bells and whistles and to get it to work you have to plug the M/B plug into this other plug then plug the end of THAT into the M/B.

My guess is the OTHER (case) plug was a POS


I'm no longer taking advantage of said bells and or whistles...

 

[j00fek]

:thumbsup:

 

[MrPickins]

Did you crack open the power supply and resolder the wires to the PCB, or did you just cut and splice?

I hear the caps in a PS can hold a strong charge.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: MrPickins
Did you crack open the power supply and resolder the wires to the PCB, or did you just cut and splice?

I hear the caps in a PS can hold a strong charge.

I just cut off the plug leaving 3/4 inch of wires and resoldered the plug on.

 

[2Xtreme21]

Hmm, aside from opening up a CRT monitor, that's something computer-related that I'd probably never even think about tackling. I'd probably label it as dead and buy another one. Nonetheless, 'grats on getting it fixed!

 

[Tremulant]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Hmm, aside from opening up a CRT monitor, that's something computer-related that I'd probably never even think about tackling. I'd probably label it as dead and buy another one. Nonetheless, 'grats on getting it fixed!

I was given a CRT monitor like 4-5 years ago, and it wasn't working. I opened it up, figuring I had nothing to lose. It ended up being a blown fuse. Replaced the fuse (cost like $2.00 for a pack of 5 fuses from Radio Shack) and the monitor served me fine for 3 years.