[ale] fried innards

[Sean Kilpatrick]

Power supply is a replacement.  Got burned years ago buy a cheap power 
supply.  I no longer remember the specs on this one, but it is AT LEAST 
30% larger than necessary.
BUT, the box itself is more than 7 years old, and the mobo/cpu and power 
supply are five years old, as are the RAID-1 drives.

Everything else seems to be working as it should.  I'm thinking this may 
be the "handwriting on the wall."  If that's the case, I'd better go get a 
lottery ticket! :)

Sean



On Tuesday, August 06, 2013 02:35:25 pm Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> On 8/6/2013 2:26 PM, Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
> > I'm working away at the keyboard, minding my own business, when I
> > smell the unmistakeable odor of burning electrics and realize that
> > the room is suddenly hazy -- as in filling up with smoke.
> > 
> > WTF
> > 
> > No flames in sight and the only thing that seems overly warm to the
> > touch is the top of the computer case. So I - - -
> > 
> > Pull the plug
> > 
> > Open the windows
> > 
> > Open up the box
> > 
> > The problem is easy to see: the power plug to the CD/DVD burner has
> > failed, causing a short that has melted the plug.d0ugyar1ya
> > 
> > Questions: Does this kind of thing happen often? Is it a symptom of a
> > deeper problem, such as a flaky power supply?
> > 
> > Sean
> 
> That doesn't even sound possible to be quite frank.  So the 4 pin molex
> connector burned in place?  Definitely not common! Didn't think there
> was enough current to do that without tripping the PS.  What kind of PS
> is it?  If it's a cheapy, say one that came with the case, I would
> looking into getting something better with over current and crowbar
> protection.  Does everything else seem to work otherwise?
> 
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