Power supplies - cases and shielding

[370forlife]

I got this ECS K7SOM+ that I want to make a custom slim case that will attach to the back of a monitor.

The motherboard has a soldered on XP 1600+, and is just a little smaller than micro-atx. What I wanted to do was take this astec 200W power supply from a hp and power it with it. The internals come to a total height of about 1 3/4 inches to the top of the heatsinks/primary caps.

What I wanted to do is take it out of the psu casing, flip it over, glue a piece of plastic to it to prevent shorts, and place it upside down over the pci slots, and a little over the edge of the motherboard (see pic)

Am I going to run into any trouble trying this?

[Player2]

Re: Power supplies - cases and shielding

Keep an eye on the airflow going through the power supply. Since it is being mounted upside down, and heat rises, it has huge potential to trap heat from the PSU components as well as the motherboard.

[Toasty]

Re: Power supplies - cases and shielding

Induced currents from the PSU without its shielding will wreak havoc with the mobo.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Power supplies - cases and shielding

a.k.a. EMI

[370forlife]

Re: Power supplies - cases and shielding

Induced currents from the PSU without its shielding will wreak havoc with the mobo.

Thought so.

External shouldn't be a problem, right?

Maybe I will just screw it to the outside to keep it all grounded.

[Wizard]

Re: Power supplies - cases and shielding

Still need to build a custom metal case for PSU and *still* need a fan to move air through a complete system. I tend to modify the PSU case, some metal for PSU is so TOUGH.

Cheers, Wizard