PSU Repair: A Case Study @ TomsHardware

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  • Per Hansson
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    • Jul 2005
    • 5895
    • Sweden

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    PSU Repair: A Case Study @ TomsHardware

    I have never bothered going beyond re-capping output capacitors when repairing power supplies. Most of the time, I fix hardware because I hate throwing stuff away that should have worked for much longer. But now that I have an oscilloscope, I can poke around places I would not have bothered with before. This repair is one I had been meaning to take another stab at for nearly a year. Why bother with a decade-old power supply? Because I can! Should you use a decade-old power supply? Probably not.
    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...pair,4147.html

    I skimmed it over, quite interesting read, normally I stay away from Tom's but thought this was worth linking
    I put in a comment recommending he do a follow-up with a DM311 mod
    "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."
  • Per Hansson
    Super Moderator
    • Jul 2005
    • 5895
    • Sweden

    #2
    Re: PSU Repair: A Case Study @ TomsHardware

    He did another PSU:

    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...pair,4258.html
    "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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