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  • kc8adu
    Super Moderator
    • Nov 2003
    • 8832
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    #1

    real pc power(powmax)

    this is just a powmax with a pretty paint job.
    something odd in there with the rulycon,jee,and i.q bulging crap.its original too!
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  • tiresias
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Feb 2006
    • 489

    #2
    Re: real pc power(powmax)

    Originally posted by kc8adu
    this is just a powmax with a pretty paint job.
    something odd in there with the rulycon,jee,and i.q bulging crap.its original too!
    Fantastic stuff. Titaninum (sic) too!

    Is that nichicon for real, I wonder, being next to a Rulycon? Then again, it is just about the only cap that isn't bulged.

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    • Newbie2
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Sep 2005
      • 885
      • Canada

      #3
      Re: real pc power(powmax)

      REAL PC POWER's website is offline, it says temporarily, but I think they will be offline forever!

      Another POWMAX re-brand, and is that Nichicon next to that bad Rulycon a real Nichicon, a question that somebody else asked.
      Last edited by Newbie2; 04-21-2006, 02:26 PM.
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      • Rainbow
        Badcaps Legend
        • Aug 2005
        • 1371

        #4
        Re: real pc power(powmax)

        I don't see the main transformer - so it must be so small crap that it's hidden behind the heatsink.

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        • tiresias
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Feb 2006
          • 489

          #5
          Re: real pc power(powmax)

          Originally posted by Rainbow
          I don't see the main transformer - so it must be so small crap that it's hidden behind the heatsink.
          Indeed. 450 Watts. They're not lying - that's the power it pulls from the wall socket once it malfunctions.

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          • willawake
            Super Modulator
            • Nov 2003
            • 8457
            • Greece

            #6
            Re: real pc power(powmax)

            fire in the hole!....



            i liked the nichicon...someone screwed up there.....
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            • kc8adu
              Super Moderator
              • Nov 2003
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              #7
              Re: real pc power(powmax)

              Originally posted by willawake
              fire in the hole!....



              i liked the nichicon...someone screwed up there.....
              you are not far off.
              we are gonna do a destructive "test" on monday.
              the mini dv will be rolling.
              expect a scene like the one on tomshardware....

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              • linuxguru
                Badcaps Legend
                • Apr 2005
                • 1564

                #8
                Re: real pc power(powmax)

                Well, at least it has the line-side RFI filters. It should be good for 200W after recapping. BTW, the vent on the 3300/16 Nichicon looks slightly suspect - the scoring is too wide and prominent.

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                • yanz
                  Badcaps Veteran
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 910

                  #9
                  Re: real pc power(powmax)

                  oh.my.god.
                  where are the pi filter's coil?




                  pi filter:




                  Well, at least it has the line-side RFI filters. It should be good for 200W after recapping. BTW, the vent on the 3300/16 Nichicon looks slightly suspect - the scoring is too wide and prominent.
                  yes, it has but input filters is without Cx capacitors. uh-oh.
                  i usually add one or two 220nF capacitor (type X2, matsushita) to that empty place.

                  that Nichicon HE looks okay. it sure is a surprise to see them in a realpcpowder psu. or probably kc8 has recapped it one cap when he took the pics .. (or not?)...

                  i can see where the 450W number comes from. hmmm...let me sum all the wattage on all that rails including the negative and +5sb ones, and i get,..wait.... 434.3W?

                  bad math.


                  days are so short when you actually do something..

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                  • kc8adu
                    Super Moderator
                    • Nov 2003
                    • 8832
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                    #10
                    Re: real pc power(powmax)

                    i wont waste good caps on that pos.


                    Originally posted by yanz
                    oh.my.god.
                    where are the pi filter's coil?




                    pi filter:






                    yes, it has but input filters is without Cx capacitors. uh-oh.
                    i usually add one or two 220nF capacitor (type X2, matsushita) to that empty place.

                    that Nichicon HE looks okay. it sure is a surprise to see them in a realpcpowder psu. or probably kc8 has recapped it one cap when he took the pics .. (or not?)...

                    i can see where the 450W number comes from. hmmm...let me sum all the wattage on all that rails including the negative and +5sb ones, and i get,..wait.... 434.3W?

                    bad math.

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

                      #11
                      Re: real pc power(powmax)

                      Hmm.... There's a UL logo on there. I never knew any Powmax/Leadman to have a UL and Real PC Power didn't UL it themselves. I wonder what that listing is, if it's legit at all of course.
                      Rest in peace BFG. You were... a job...

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                      • yanz
                        Badcaps Veteran
                        • Nov 2004
                        • 910

                        #12
                        Re: real pc power(powmax)

                        UL logo without any number, isn't it illegal?


                        BTW jonny what happen again to your blog? Don't let those idiots ruin your great works..
                        days are so short when you actually do something..

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                        • willawake
                          Super Modulator
                          • Nov 2003
                          • 8457
                          • Greece

                          #13
                          Re: real pc power(powmax)

                          BTW jonny what happen again to your blog? Don't let those idiots ruin your great works..
                          what happened?
                          capacitor lab yachtmati techmati

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                          • yanz
                            Badcaps Veteran
                            • Nov 2004
                            • 910

                            #14
                            Re: real pc power(powmax)

                            can't say exactly what happen...
                            http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=478512
                            http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.ph...8&postcount=33
                            days are so short when you actually do something..

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                            • Per Hansson
                              Super Moderator
                              • Jul 2005
                              • 5895
                              • Sweden

                              #15
                              Re: real pc power(powmax)

                              Aww man
                              "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                              • willawake
                                Super Modulator
                                • Nov 2003
                                • 8457
                                • Greece

                                #16
                                Re: real pc power(powmax)

                                there are a few annoying people on the various forums but no sense to take part of the site down because of them. I am sure that the larger percentage of visitors are highly appreciative of the long hours of work put into the site. I know i certainly am. Fact of life is that the happy people are usually quiet and the retards/flamers make the most noise. Certainly it would be a great loss if jonny stopped doing what are actually the most reliable and quality psu reviews on the net.
                                capacitor lab yachtmati techmati

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