I've touched on this on a few other threads, but I thought that it deserves its own thread.
The original case was from this PSU (https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showpo...&postcount=704)
and the innards from this PSU (http://hardwareinsights.com/wp/dell-...supply-review/)
The new case. It had screw holes for a front 80mm fan (although I had to gut the grille out - more on that later)
The screw holes on the Dell were a bit different to those on the case, so I snapped off the screw hole tabs, drilled some holes in the case, and installed motherboard standoffs. I made the hole on that top right one a little too big. I used one of the tabs as a nut
Internals (with the PFC coil out of the way)
The secondary side - Recapped, of course. I wasn't gonna let those teapos stay there. The only ones I left in place were on the -12V rail, as they aren't stressed that much, and I don't really care about that rail. It's not like it gets used much.
The front fan connector. I originally wanted to solder it to the fan controller, but it couldn't supply enough current for both fans. With the two connected, they would only get 2.8V each and run so slow that you could still see the blades, so I left the rear fan connected to the controller, and I soldered the second connector to the 5V output.
The Primary side
The AC wires were too close for comfort to the cut out fan grille. I used those three large zip ties to prevent them from chafing on it.
The original case was from this PSU (https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showpo...&postcount=704)
and the innards from this PSU (http://hardwareinsights.com/wp/dell-...supply-review/)
The new case. It had screw holes for a front 80mm fan (although I had to gut the grille out - more on that later)
The screw holes on the Dell were a bit different to those on the case, so I snapped off the screw hole tabs, drilled some holes in the case, and installed motherboard standoffs. I made the hole on that top right one a little too big. I used one of the tabs as a nut
Internals (with the PFC coil out of the way)
The secondary side - Recapped, of course. I wasn't gonna let those teapos stay there. The only ones I left in place were on the -12V rail, as they aren't stressed that much, and I don't really care about that rail. It's not like it gets used much.
The front fan connector. I originally wanted to solder it to the fan controller, but it couldn't supply enough current for both fans. With the two connected, they would only get 2.8V each and run so slow that you could still see the blades, so I left the rear fan connected to the controller, and I soldered the second connector to the 5V output.
The Primary side
The AC wires were too close for comfort to the cut out fan grille. I used those three large zip ties to prevent them from chafing on it.
Attached Files
Where does the PPFC coil mount? Is that an ADDA branded Antec fan?
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