Corsair 400W PSU w/one bad cap

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  • Mac29
    Member
    • Apr 2014
    • 11
    • USA
    #1

    Corsair 400W PSU w/one bad cap

    I've got a 400W Corsair that works fine. But upon blowing out bunnies I see one bad cap, bulged a bit, and I was thinking if I replace it I may save other caps and the unit itself.

    It's had a lot of use, maybe 6 years and been 'on the shelf' for 1.5 years now. All measurements are w/in spec.

    Think it's worth replacing the one cap or just use it again until it fails? As I understand it modern mobos have built in protection from bad PSU's.

    Read thru a third of 500 hits on a search and nothing quite like my situation so far. What do you think?


    Thanks,

    Mac
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    • stj
      Great Sage 齊天大聖
      • Dec 2009
      • 31015
      • Albion
      #2
      Re: Corsair 400W PSU w/one bad cap

      replace any bulged caps asap.
      i'v never seen a motherboard that cant be slowly cooked or simply blown to shit by a bad voltage from the psu.
      specially as chances are the bad cap is for the 5v standby line that runs 24/7
      upload some photo's

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        • Mac29
          Member
          • Apr 2014
          • 11
          • USA
          #3
          Re: Corsair 400W PSU w/one bad cap

          Here's what that one cap looks like, as well as the unit.


          Thanks,

          Mac
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            • CapLeaker
              Leaking Member
              • Dec 2014
              • 8146
              • Canada
              #4
              Re: Corsair 400W PSU w/one bad cap

              yep, she's pregnant all right.

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                • dmill89
                  Badcaps Legend
                  • Dec 2011
                  • 2534
                  • USA
                  #5
                  Re: Corsair 400W PSU w/one bad cap

                  Originally posted by CapLeaker
                  yep, she's pregnant all right.
                  Yep, looks like the caps (at least what can be seen in the pics.) are OSTs (mediocre brand at best) as well, if you don't replace them all now chances are they will fail in the near future (since all the caps are the same age and brand if one failed the others are likely to as well).

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                    • ant3202
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Jun 2006
                      • 275
                      • Singapore
                      #6
                      Re: Corsair 400W PSU w/one bad cap

                      Originally posted by Mac29
                      Here's what that one cap looks like, as well as the unit.


                      Thanks,

                      Mac
                      awww those OST stuffs.....

                      had some boards also..... left for some time... those ost caps also bloat....

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                        • Stefan Payne
                          Badcaps Legend
                          • Dec 2009
                          • 1267
                          • Germany
                          #7
                          Re: Corsair 400W PSU w/one bad cap

                          Why was the first thought I had the Original CX400??
                          Well, maybe because its around 10 Years Old.

                          Anyway, that's an RLX one, right?
                          Ultra Low ESR one??
                          Last edited by Stefan Payne; 03-19-2018, 10:55 AM.

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