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  • jonnyGURU
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Feb 2006
    • 244
    • United States
    #1

    Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

    This one died a funny death, and it was caused by bad caps, so I had to post it.

    Antec SmartPower 350W

    The PSU was making a whistle noise. The 12V was ALWAYS ON, so all of the fans in the PC were spinning and lights were lit up even though the PC was off.

    The computer actually still worked, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time before something fries, so I replaced the PSU and took this one apart.

    Pictures will be up soon, but guess what the problem was..... a swollen Fuhjyyu on the secondary!!!! Go figure!
    Rest in peace BFG. You were... a job...
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    • jonnyGURU
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Feb 2006
      • 244
      • United States
      #2
      Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...



      Overhead shot. You can see the PSU is very clean inside. It's only a little over a year old.



      Here's the cap that blew. Pretty wild to have a PSU that's only putting out 12V.... WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OFF!!!
      Rest in peace BFG. You were... a job...

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        • MD Willington
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Sep 2004
          • 702
          #3
          Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

          !! Woo Hoo autopsy pics !!

          I try to get people to post autopsy pics over at [H], they never do though...
          Ya'll think us folk from the country's real funny-like, dontcha?

          The opinions expressed above do not represent those of BADCAPS.NET or any of their affiliates.

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            • arneson
              Badcaps Legend
              • Sep 2005
              • 1267
              #4
              Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

              C.S.I. Powersupply...

              I scanned in real close to pick up any latent prints on the heat sink.
              10:22 this morning, discovered gob o goo on heat sink B was a good clue.
              Able to get one clear pinky print and ran thru fingerprint database.
              11:38 Got a match, We now know who assembled this power supply, and from it's time of death, we know where and when.
              Flew into HongKong on the red eye to meet with a Fergy Wong, ex Antec assembler.
              During my interview with Wong I questioned her specifically about these caps.
              No remorse whatsoever, started to state company policy.
              So I flashed her the above picture asking, did you or did you not mount This cap in This PSU?
              She broke down on my shoulder. Sobbed, I did. I had this very bad divorce and divorce is not even allowed, so I had to take drugs just to go to work.
              The glue was hot, the caps were charged, and I just couldent handle the truth.
              I forgave poor Fergy and Johnny, If your still reading this, she has offered to surrender herself to you. If anyone is still reading this...Then my job is done.
              Next week: we find out Who put the whimpy power jack in my Lap.
              Jim

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                • stretch0069
                  Screwed Up Super Moderator
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 2658
                  • oooo ess aaaaaaaaa
                  #5
                  Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

                  arneson...you need to quit taking those drugs......or at least share them!!!
                  "Its all about the boom....."

                  Guns kill people like spoons made Rosie O'Donnell fat.

                  We now return you to your regularly scheduled drinking.

                  "Fear accompanies the possibility of death.....calm shepherds its certainty"

                  Originally posted by Topcat
                  AWD is just training wheels for RWD.

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                    • Super Nade
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Jun 2006
                      • 294
                      #6
                      Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

                      Ugh, the electrolyte looks nasty. John, any idea if the newer Antec's are still using Fujjhyu's? This is shocking, given that the PSU is only one year old!
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                        • jonnyGURU
                          Badcaps Veteran
                          • Feb 2006
                          • 244
                          • United States
                          #7
                          Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

                          I was supposed to have a Trio Thursday but it didn't show up. UPS has no tracking. I think the Antec God's know my intentions.
                          Rest in peace BFG. You were... a job...

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                            • MD Willington
                              Badcaps Veteran
                              • Sep 2004
                              • 702
                              #8
                              Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

                              lol.. Evil?...
                              Ya'll think us folk from the country's real funny-like, dontcha?

                              The opinions expressed above do not represent those of BADCAPS.NET or any of their affiliates.

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                                • WeStSiDePLaYa
                                  Senior Member
                                  • Mar 2006
                                  • 63
                                  #9
                                  Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

                                  funny, seems a bunch of people have had problems with their caps in antec psu's. the caps in my antec lasted for years under heavy use and much abuse.

                                  mixture of fujiyu and capxon with panasonic primaries.
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                                    • willawake
                                      Super Modulator
                                      • Nov 2003
                                      • 8457
                                      • Greece
                                      #10
                                      Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

                                      yup its called inconsistent cap quality which is exactly what badcap manufacturers produce.
                                      Last edited by willawake; 09-16-2006, 05:25 PM.
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                                        • arneson
                                          Badcaps Legend
                                          • Sep 2005
                                          • 1267
                                          #11
                                          Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

                                          Originally posted by willawake
                                          yup its called inconsistent cap quality which is exactly what badcap manufacturers produce.
                                          That is the scariest comment ever made on this forum.
                                          Jim

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                                            • MD Willington
                                              Badcaps Veteran
                                              • Sep 2004
                                              • 702
                                              #12
                                              Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

                                              Originally posted by WeStSiDePLaYa
                                              funny, seems a bunch of people have had problems with their caps in antec psu's. the caps in my antec lasted for years under heavy use and much abuse.

                                              mixture of fujiyu and capxon with panasonic primaries.
                                              Yeah I have ~300W unit, that has room like a 69 cadillac in it compared to my True 430, like a toyota tercel...

                                              The 300W has been running for over 6 ~ 7 years...but... it's been running in a slot 1 system under low load...
                                              Ya'll think us folk from the country's real funny-like, dontcha?

                                              The opinions expressed above do not represent those of BADCAPS.NET or any of their affiliates.

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                                                • Topcat
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                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                  • 16956
                                                  • United States
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

                                                  I've had really good luck with older Antec PSU's... I havent had any recent ones in my personal systems though. Curiosity is going to get the better of me, and I'll disect one of the 550watters that Antec donated to the capacitor showdown, just to see whats living in it.
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                                                    • Per Hansson
                                                      Super Moderator
                                                      • Jul 2005
                                                      • 5895
                                                      • Sweden
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Woo hoo! Another Antec bites the dust...

                                                      Originally posted by Topcat
                                                      I've had really good luck with older Antec PSU's... I havent had any recent ones in my personal systems though. Curiosity is going to get the better of me, and I'll disect one of the 550watters that Antec donated to the capacitor showdown, just to see whats living in it.
                                                      Yes plz do, we should keep in mind though that they might have been specially built for the Badcaps forum, I mean why would Antec send PSU's with known badcaps to this forum...

                                                      Some mobo makers (I wont name them publicly) have done this in the past, made a batch run with "review examples" with excellent components and then after that they let loose the bean counters on them
                                                      "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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