Ravin'
Epic Member
Hi Guys, This may turn in to quite a story but I'll try keep it short.
I think I fried my PSU yesterday but I have a feeling there's still some life in it, what can I do?
Just want to say firstly that this isn't my first rodeo with modding a PSU, I have opened up and changed many of them without problem before, thus my current confusion.
Here goes, I have a Rosewill Lightning 800 Watt Power Supply, Link:
I bought the PSU from Amazon earlier this year in March, I did a whole lot of searching beforehand and the PSU choice in SA is laughable. So I went abroad. Anyway the PSU boasted 80Plus Gold efficiency and a 7 YEAR WARRANTY.
So now to my problem. I've always loved the look of individual cable sleeving and always wanted to try, but with this PSU being only semi-modular and using Pipe-Rock cables I knew it would be tough, but hey, my PC is literally one hell of a custom build and I like a challenge. So I ordered me some paracord and it arrived on Thursday last week. So on Saturday morning I started going ham. It took me forever and it was one hell of a job but I eventually got finished yesterday afternoon and I must say, it looks AMAZING! So good I can't even explain, I can't post pics now because I'm at work but I will when I get home.
Going against all my reasoning and gut feeling, I decide to open the PSU (Voiding my 7 Year warranty) to make the sleeve look a bit neater going in, which it now does. So when I'm done I put it all back together and plug it in and WHAM, a bit of power then a pop and some nice white smoke from the PSU. I NEED TO SAY that I did NOT change anything hardware related inside the PSU nor fiddle with anything, I literally tied the sleeve to the cables. So in my mind, nothing I did should have caused the PSU to break, but something obviously did.
Now the Diagnosis, I opened the PSU once again and tried to source the problem, after some high tech sniffing, It seems like the problem is the small PCB on which the main AC input port is attached as well as the little on/off switch (This PCB contains X and Y capacitors and a coil. It is then connected to the main PCB with 3 cables Red/Green/Black). So I think that if I replace that board or its components I should be schweet.
Current Situation: When the PSU is connected to the PC and the AC cable is in, the power button on my Motherboard is illuminated so it is getting some power. Then when I press the power button everything switches on for about half a second then goes off again.
Note that when I plug the AC into the PSU and switch the on/off switch ON, the PSU makes a click sound and the mobo light illuminates (it has always done this) then when I pull the AC cable out, after about 10 seconds it makes another clicking sound. Also note that when I try powering on, and it goes on for like half a second, I have to unplug and replug the AC cable to do that again otherwise it just does nothing.
MY IDEA: I think that the PSU may be short-circuiting and going into protection mode every time I try switching it on thus not letting it power up. (The PSU has all sorts of protection features) So this being, I don't know what popped and why if this is the case.
MY PROBLEM: It obviously has no warranty left and I don't want to send it to the US to get fixed because I may as well buy a new one which I most probably will do but I still want to know if I can save this one because its really an awesome PSU and I love it.
So please guys if anyone has any ideas on what I can do, please let me know.
Also please don't just post comments on how "I shouldn't have opened the PSU", don't want to hear it.
Thanks in advance
I think I fried my PSU yesterday but I have a feeling there's still some life in it, what can I do?
Just want to say firstly that this isn't my first rodeo with modding a PSU, I have opened up and changed many of them without problem before, thus my current confusion.
Here goes, I have a Rosewill Lightning 800 Watt Power Supply, Link:
I bought the PSU from Amazon earlier this year in March, I did a whole lot of searching beforehand and the PSU choice in SA is laughable. So I went abroad. Anyway the PSU boasted 80Plus Gold efficiency and a 7 YEAR WARRANTY.
So now to my problem. I've always loved the look of individual cable sleeving and always wanted to try, but with this PSU being only semi-modular and using Pipe-Rock cables I knew it would be tough, but hey, my PC is literally one hell of a custom build and I like a challenge. So I ordered me some paracord and it arrived on Thursday last week. So on Saturday morning I started going ham. It took me forever and it was one hell of a job but I eventually got finished yesterday afternoon and I must say, it looks AMAZING! So good I can't even explain, I can't post pics now because I'm at work but I will when I get home.
Going against all my reasoning and gut feeling, I decide to open the PSU (Voiding my 7 Year warranty) to make the sleeve look a bit neater going in, which it now does. So when I'm done I put it all back together and plug it in and WHAM, a bit of power then a pop and some nice white smoke from the PSU. I NEED TO SAY that I did NOT change anything hardware related inside the PSU nor fiddle with anything, I literally tied the sleeve to the cables. So in my mind, nothing I did should have caused the PSU to break, but something obviously did.
Now the Diagnosis, I opened the PSU once again and tried to source the problem, after some high tech sniffing, It seems like the problem is the small PCB on which the main AC input port is attached as well as the little on/off switch (This PCB contains X and Y capacitors and a coil. It is then connected to the main PCB with 3 cables Red/Green/Black). So I think that if I replace that board or its components I should be schweet.
Current Situation: When the PSU is connected to the PC and the AC cable is in, the power button on my Motherboard is illuminated so it is getting some power. Then when I press the power button everything switches on for about half a second then goes off again.
Note that when I plug the AC into the PSU and switch the on/off switch ON, the PSU makes a click sound and the mobo light illuminates (it has always done this) then when I pull the AC cable out, after about 10 seconds it makes another clicking sound. Also note that when I try powering on, and it goes on for like half a second, I have to unplug and replug the AC cable to do that again otherwise it just does nothing.
MY IDEA: I think that the PSU may be short-circuiting and going into protection mode every time I try switching it on thus not letting it power up. (The PSU has all sorts of protection features) So this being, I don't know what popped and why if this is the case.
MY PROBLEM: It obviously has no warranty left and I don't want to send it to the US to get fixed because I may as well buy a new one which I most probably will do but I still want to know if I can save this one because its really an awesome PSU and I love it.
So please guys if anyone has any ideas on what I can do, please let me know.
Also please don't just post comments on how "I shouldn't have opened the PSU", don't want to hear it.
Thanks in advance