PSU Rusty caps?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by DragunovHUN, 20 Feb 2010.

  1. DragunovHUN

    DragunovHUN Modder

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    I have a 480W Tagan EasyCon PSU and as you can imagine it's not new. When i first got it i still had a socket 478 rig, lol.

    So anyways a few weeks ago it became noisy so today i took it apart for cleaning (manufacturer warranty long gone) and i found what appears to be light surface rust on 3 of the smaller capacitors.

    Is that bad?
     
    DragunovHUN, 20 Feb 2010
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  2. Burnout21

    Burnout21 Is the daddy!

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    odd, but i wouldn't worry ifs its just surface damage.
     
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  3. Cerberus90

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    Probably just from moisture in the air, or in the dust.
     
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  4. Nice Guy Mike

    Nice Guy Mike What's a Dremel?

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    Are they rusty, or have you got blown electrolytic capacitors?

    You can tell by the shape of the cylinder - if you clean them off, are the top surfaces flat or deformed upover into a dome shape? If they're flat, they're probably fine - if they're deformed, they've probably blown.
     
    Nice Guy Mike, 21 Feb 2010
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