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.