Corsair RM1000x popping noise.

[Gurshick]

Good morning fellow carbies, hope everyone is doing great?

So I recently started to notice that when I plug my PC in at the wall (I alway switch my PC's off at the wall because thunderstorms and loadsheding and and) it makes a moer of a pop sound, nearly got a heart attack the first time.

I've read up online and they say this is a Corsair thing and some say it's fine (johnnyguru) other say their PSUs died not long after 😓😓

The pc/psu still works fine from what I can tell, but this is super concerning for me.

So has anyone else experienced this? Is this enough to try get it RMA'd?

 

[goldfritter]

Maybe post a video of the sound if you can?

In my experience, often when you plug the kettle cord into the PSU, it makes an electrical zap/pop/click noise when contact is made. This sometimes happens, sometimes doesn't, and I've heard it on and off on pretty much all PSUs I have used (and none have died). Is that what you mean?

Also, some PSUs (Corsair and Antec and maybe some others) make a click/pop noise when you shut the PC down. But I expect that isn't what you mean.

 

[Gurshick]

No, I know what you refering to. This is a crazy loud pop. Sounds like a cracker going off.

 

[ThatGuyJD]

Is the socket off when you're plugging it into the plug?

 

[Gurshick]

Yes, so it happens when power goes into the PSU if that makes sense,

I can switch everything off, wall and psu. If I turn on just the wall and psu off, nothing, as soon as I switch on at the psu it bangs. Same if I leave the psu on and just switch on at the wall, POP

 

[bionic187]

The pop is likely due to inrush current to charge capacitors.
This can be really dangerous, as charging the caps too fast can lead to extra heat on the cap and shortening it's lifespan.
The arc that causes the pop could be eating away at some circuitry inside the PSU.

The PSU is not meant to be plugged and unplugged, so that is probably why they cheaped out and did not put any current limiting in place to stop this from happening.

I'd suggest ordering a new PSU before it damages your PC

 

[Gurshick]

The pop is likely due to inrush current to charge capacitors.
This can be really dangerous, as charging the caps too fast can lead to extra heat on the cap and shortening it's lifespan.
The arc that causes the pop could be eating away at some circuitry inside the PSU.

The PSU is not meant to be plugged and unplugged, so that is probably why they cheaped out and did not put any current limiting in place to stop this from happening.

I'd suggest ordering a new PSU before it damages your PC

FML

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

Have you checked your PSU for ants?

 

[Gurshick]

Have you checked your PSU for ants?

Well didn't check for ants, but no, theres no ants.

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

Well didn't check for ants, but no, theres no ants.

nah fuck then I duno... set it on fire and buy a new one?
Or rma it?

 

[Gurshick]

nah fuck then I duno... set it on fire and buy a new one?
Or rma it?

Yeah, at this rate it's gonna set itself on fire and other stuff with it 🤣🤣

I bought it off carb, I'll hear if the seller can/will be able to assist with the RMA.

Ugg this sucks. 😓

 

[Gurshick]

Corsair RM1000i electrical fault...twice in the row!

Hello. I am here to just let the competent people know who can pass this info to the engineers. This issue will be resolved (hopefully) by a second RMA at the seller. Let's get into it. I'm going to begin that it's not the Capacitors. Small backstory: I upgraded my computer in 2016 to my shiny ne...

forum.corsair.com

So did some more digging and came across above thread. So to anyone who has this psu be mindful of switching it of for safety, and load shedding 3 times or 4 times a day. You are not supposed to use the switch at the back or to switch off the PSU, this to me sounds incredibly stupid tbh. But I guess we live and we learn.

I have reached out to the seller and he agreed to help check if we can RMA it.

 

[eyetac]

I have one of these. Havn't heard any popping at all.
would it be safer to keep the pc plugged into a UPS/Inverter (but being kept off) so that there is still juice flowing into the PSU?

 

[Gurshick]

I have one of these. Havn't heard any popping at all.
would it be safer to keep the pc plugged into a UPS/Inverter (but being kept off) so that there is still juice flowing into the PSU?

Yeah thats always the safest option

 

[eyetac]

Reading a lot of conflicting opinions on this matter.

Would a surge protector not mitigate any high arcs in power going to the psu?

 

[Pickled_Dick]

Plug it into a UPS, and leave it in
See if problem is solved

 

[ThatGuyJD]

The PSU is not meant to be plugged and unplugged, so that is probably why they cheaped out and did not put any current limiting in place to stop this from happening.

Well I know for a fact that those units come with in rush current limitation and if you don't trust me you can refer to the review of them done by Aris who operates the cybernetics certification lab.

 

[bionic187]

Well I know for a fact that those units come with in rush current limitation and if you don't trust me you can refer to the review of them done by Aris who operates the cybernetics certification lab.

Would be nice to see a review. Do you have a link for it?
Either way, it seems his input side current limiting doesn't seem to be working as intended

 

[ThatGuyJD]

Would be nice to see a review. Do you have a link for it?
Either way, it seems his input side current limiting doesn't seem to be working as intended

https://www.cybenetics.com/d/cybenetics_OxL_eu.pdf

 

[Gurshick]

https://www.cybenetics.com/d/cybenetics_OxL_eu.pdf

This link looks like it's for the 2021 revision of this psu though?

Mine is from 2017/8

 

[ThatGuyJD]

This link looks like it's for the 2021 revision of this psu though?

Mine is from 2017/8

Info on the 2018 is sparse. and they've refined the lab reports as that testing doesn't include the protection features then.

 

[Gurshick]

Reading a lot of conflicting opinions on this matter.

Would a surge protector not mitigate any high arcs in power going to the psu?

No I don't think it would. I have 2 PCs on the same outlet, my wife's pc has a F old tx 750 in and it gets switched on and of the same amount of time mine does and it's happily doing so, this is 100% Corsair cheaping out on something in this model psu imo.

 

[Sweiss_]

Plug it into a UPS, and leave it in
See if problem is solved

I have my pc plugged into a UPS (rm750x), what should I do before loadshedding hits then? Because I've been switching the actual power supply off, then the UPS and then physically unplugging the cable that plugs into the wall from the UPS, but now it seems you're not supposed to really switch off the power supply using its switch?

 

[eyetac]

Yeah, I'm also a little confused.
From what I understand (and that is, if this whole thing of 'completely cutting power' to the PSU is bad) is that you should ideally switch pc off before loadshedding, but let the UPS run and supply the pc with power, even though it's shut down.

This will prevent a surge or rapid spike of power going back into the PSU, potentially wrecking the capacitors.

I've read that it's really ok to turn the PSU off and that it's not a good idea when it's frequent.

 

[Sweiss_]

Yeah, I'm also a little confused.
From what I understand (and that is, if this whole thing of 'completely cutting power' to the PSU is bad) is that you should ideally switch pc off before loadshedding, but let the UPS run and supply the pc with power, even though it's shut down.

This will prevent a surge or rapid spike of power going back into the PSU, potentially wrecking the capacitors.

I've read that it's really ok to turn the PSU off and that it's not a good idea when it's frequent.

but what if the batteries in the UPS are kind of fried? I have this RCT one, bought it in 2021 - Takealot

It'll still allow me to switch my PC off when loadshedding hits, but the battery isn't going to last the whole 2 hours of loadshedding even with the PC and monitor switched off. Besides that, it's loud as hell when on battery mode (and it's bad to constantly charge and discharge the batteries that much as far as I understand) so it doesn't make sense to me to keep the UPS switched on just to supply the PSU with juice when not in use.

I legit do not know what I'm supposed to do now so I don't damage anything.

 

[NI∀ƆOƆ‾⊥ᴚ∩ʞ]

This thread is giving me the feels, just use your PSU as you wish. If it fucks out RMA it.

 

[Dr. Kraken]

I'd say just continue to use it. Don't PSU manufacturers cover damage from a PSU dying and taking out other parts (correct if I'm wrong)? I'd say it's not much to worry about, but you can RMA if the noise personally bothers you

 

[Gurshick]

Thanks for everyone's input. Going to try RMA and work from there.

 

[Gurshick]

Okay, so back to ask for some help, as per the original seller it seem this unit was bought at PC Link Computers.(Which is now closed down?)

Is there someone who'd be able to help also check the serial or am I pretty much screwed now? 😓

 

[JollyJamma]

Go go gadget @Oj0