Power supply build quality pictorial.closed.use part 2

[dood]

Figured maybe this would be a good idea for a thread... if it isn't already... Post up some top-down views of common PSU's, for visual build quality inspection. A lot can be said just by the size of the heatsinks, etc... I'll start...

Antec SL300S 300W ATX12v PSU


Sparkle ATX-300GT 300w ATX12v PSU


L&C VT-250ATX 250w ATX (no 12v header)


mod comment : this is a good idea, pics only please post your comments elsewhere.

[Rainbow]

Codegen 200C (AT 200W):


EuroCase 300XX (ATX 350W - no, that's not a typo, that was on the sticker):


Meico MPS-8804 (ATX 230W - unknown OEM):


Frontier MPS-8831 (ATX 200W - same crap as Meico above):


DTK PTP-2007 (ATX 200W - looks very good, Macron Power OEM):


SkyHawk SH250A8 (ATX 250W - has crappy aux psu, only good for testing)

[japlytic]

I also have some which I posted earlier before this thread was created:



ABS-6G76 satellite receiver



MDS STB3110 satellite receiver



Topfield TFPVR5000t

[Newbie2]

Enermax EG301P-V 300W P4 Ready PSU

[Newbie2]

VERY OLD Sparkle SPI-200G 200W AT Power Supply

[Oklahoma Wolf]

I must apologize for the quality of these pics, I don't have a digital camera except the Intel webcam I used

1.5 year old 530W Fortron-Source FSP530-60GNA. All Teapo caps from the huge 1200uf 200v main filters and 6800uf 16v output filters to the tiny ones in the fan controller.

[cods69]

Originally Posted by japlytic

ABS-6G76 satellite receiver
MDS STB3110 satellite receiver
Topfield TFPVR5000t

Hey japlytic.

I have had a Topfield TFPVR5000t since March04. (The Toppy is the best toy EVER, IMHO)
What is your opinion of the PSU and the caps on it, and the caps on the main board for that matter?
I notice alot of them are "Sam Young", while the big one is a "Sam Wha".

I open it up regularly for HD removal/quick-transfer (I've got a WD250 in it) and do a quick visual inspection of the caps each time, just for safe measure.

[Mustang]

Allied AL-B500E (Max 500w) +5v 52a, +12v 20a, +3.3v 28a

+5v & +3.3v 260w max, +5v, +3.3v & +12v 472w max. 820uf CapXon primaries, secondary side fuhjyuu's / replaced with pannys

[dood]

New one... Startech ATXPOWER300, AKA the ATNG PS-300S (actually has the ATNG sticker still on it)

[japlytic]

Originally Posted by cods69

Hey japlytic.

I have had a Topfield TFPVR5000t since March04. (The Toppy is the best toy EVER, IMHO)
What is your opinion of the PSU and the caps on it, and the caps on the main board for that matter?
I notice alot of them are "Sam Young", while the big one is a "Sam Wha".

I open it up regularly for HD removal/quick-transfer (I've got a WD250 in it) and do a quick visual inspection of the caps each time, just for safe measure.

I had mine since early 2005. Topfield must have later gone onto the cheaper Samxon capacitors for the mainboard, compared to your earlier one. The components in the power supply were quite decently sized, and has been fine for over a year, despite running a little hot.

Here are some pictures from a Meiji Power unit in my computer:

[Per Hansson]

Nexus NX-3000, 300w, +5v 30a, +12v 15a, +3.3v 28a. +5v & +3.3v 200w max. 680uf OST primaries, secondary side Fuhjyuu / replaced with Sanyo MX-WX More Pictures of this now dead PSU

[Per Hansson]

D-Link DES-1024 A1 switch PSU /w all Nichicon Secondary caps...

[Per Hansson]

AST 325w AT PSU from AST Advantage 623 computer, 325w really seems overkill for this 100mhz Pentium machine... All Nichicon caps, Fan is not original

[Per Hansson]

Compaq Proliant 800 Dual PPro 200mhz server PSU, 260w, +5v 30a, +12v 6,5a, +3.3v 8a. all Nichicon caps, Compaq Part #247180-001

[Per Hansson]

Compaq Proliant 3000 Hot Swap Server PSU, 750w all Nichicon caps, Compaq Part #169282-002

[Per Hansson]

L&C DR-A300ATX, 300w, +5v 30a, +12v 10a, +3.3v 20a. +5v & +3.3v 160w max. 470uf VIVA primaries, secondary side Jun Fu & Rulycon, 2 caps and fan missing due to started recap work...

[Per Hansson]

Q-TEK ADT-350, 350w, +5v 35a, +12v 17a, +3.3v 20a. +5v & +3.3v 180w max. 470uf Fuhjyyu primaries, secondary side Fuhjyyus, Note silk marks on PCB are much larger than caps themselves and one cap not there... (On left side of secondary side coil)

[Per Hansson]

Seasonic SS-350ATC, 350w, +5v 30a, +12v 17a, +3.3v 28a. +5v & +3.3v 180w max. 220uf primary cap, secondary side United Chemi-con & OST. PCE-TUR and 1 Rubycon for control circuits (1 470uF and 2 47uF) This PSU located in Arctic Cooling Silentium T2 case only, has two 80mm special fans, see this thread for more pictures and info.

[larrymoencurly]

Maxpower/Everpower/Soyo/Key Mouse, 300W, 190W combined power, +5V 30A, +12V 12A, +3.3V 14A. PSU met its combined and total power ratings during 10-minute tests, but 30A diode was paralleled to original 30A for +5V rail, just in case (circuit board had empty spot for this). EMI filter added to make AM radio and broadcast TV bearable.

Dell/Delta 200W, 135W combined power, +5V 22A, +12V 10A, +3.3V 14A

Delta 300W, 245W combined power, +5V 28A, +12V 13A, +3.3V 32A

[Oklahoma Wolf]

250W Channel Well CWT-250ATX, approximately 12 years old. This PSU is so old, the 92mm fan blows into the computer case instead of into the PSU.



Primary caps are 470uf Matsushita, secondary side is a forest of Fuhjyyu... not one appears bad. This PSU was in regular use up until a month ago.