Isn't it sad.

[Cubes]

I'm just about to recap my Antec 380w thats only a couple of years old.

So seeing its swollen leaking caps I thought I'd rip the 250w psu out of my linux box thats been sitting there working away for many years. I bought a cheap case/psu back in 2000. So its 6yrs old.

Its a Deer PSU, ripped it open and wow, it looks bare compared to my antec.

I expected to see leaking swollen caps everywhere but was dissapointed. It looks to be in pretty damn good shape considering it sits in a non-aircon room that can get up to 40degree's during summer. All voltages are well within spec, 12v rail sits up over 12v as does the 3.3v and 5v lines.

It appears to run Jun Fu and Vent caps. What a horrid worrying name.. Vent. lol

However, One of the main caps. At its base there's a little brown glue looking stuff. Is that glue or a is the cap beginning to let go?





So yes isn't it sad when a cheap arsed psu outlives my antec psu that hasn't done anywhere near the hours this one has. :P

*slight little nudge towards antec to impress the community and run 'good' caps* I'll happily pay 10-20 AUD more if I knew the psu had good rubycon/jap caps*

[Topcat]

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That's glue.

A Deer PSU that works, thats a shocker in itself as well!

[Cubes]

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lol... Yes it must be a freak. :P

[willawake]

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difference is that the deer will probably take out your whole computer when it fails.

[kc8adu]

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That's glue.

A Deer PSU that works, thats a shocker in itself as well!

a deer psu that hasnt (yet) gone out in a ball of fire!

[PedroDaGr8]

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Contacts Smithsonian Museum

[pentium]

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Does this fall under "chinese artifacts"?

[Cubes]

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It appears DEER browse these forums also.
I was contacted by Deer requesting the PSU be sent back to them to see whats 'right' with it. :P

lol. NOT

[starfury1]

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I have it on good authority that there is a forum member here who likes taking Deer supplies out to the dock and watching them Explode!

I think its called "preventative maintenance " or how to save your customers heart ache

[Cubes]

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I thought I'd update on how the Samxon caps have gone in my Antec 380w I recapped back in ~Dec 2006.

Its been around 1year 3months and its still going strong; still the same solid rails.

On that note I've recently had a separately purchased 6month old Antec 380w pop a motherboard; no caps were leaking and no visible damage inside the psu. It simply decided to over volt on the 12 and 5v rail of which blew holes in a few chips of the motherboard and killed a hard drive.