I was trying to hook up a fan to a fan header on my board with an extension that adds like 15 inches to the power wire from the fan and like a dumb ass I hook it up to the header first while the pc was on and was fishing it down between my video card and the board and when it got to the bottom it touched the bottom of my case being aluminum it shorted or grounded out. the psu shut down then powered back on and shut down again before I could cut the switch off in the back. I ended up burning out 2 of the headers marked for chassis. Luckily I didn't burn out anything else. Thats the last time ill try that again. I was'nt even thinking about the other end being live with the 2 prongs sticking out. The last time I did something dumb was when I was poking around the psu conectors with a multimeter and ended up toasting a board. I got lucky this time. Another lesson learned thats for sure.
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I did something dumb last week
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i might try that. You should try cleaning your mobo with mountain dew, it works wonders!
Enlightened Viet
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I remember finishing my first build and wearing my anti-static wrist band still connected to the case. Turned on the PSU switch..*flash*....@^&%#. I disconnected everything and did the green/black pin flash thing to the PSU...Its alive!!!. Reliable 700w OCZ PSU prob shorted out 3-4 times before I finished building the comp. Using it now, very stable.
Astronomica
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I've got quite a few scars working in an open pc while physically feeling heatsinks for heat, but to just smash my finger into a god damn fan.
Remember kids, don't put fingers near 3800 RPM metal fans.
Remember kids, don't put fingers near 3800 RPM metal fans.
I was moving a fan that I had just laying on top of my ATI 9800 Pro. Some metal piece from something touched a solder point on the 9800 pro and r uined it.
It now sits in my office at work with the HS pulled off so I can remember how good of a card it was.
It now sits in my office at work with the HS pulled off so I can remember how good of a card it was.
You should try Coca-Cola Classic. Since that company's drivers actually use it to clean the
engines of their own trucks, you can imagine the wonders it can do for your computer!
During my first attempt at watercooling about 7 years ago, I undid a hose fitting on my chipset block just to move it about a 1/4....with the machine on and pump running.
You can imagine the results were not good once I touched the hose and the pressure was released. lol
I learned an expensive lesson that day.
You can imagine the results were not good once I touched the hose and the pressure was released. lol
I learned an expensive lesson that day.
This has been proven, Honest-to-God.
Take an ordinary METAL SPOON from your kitchen.
Place it in a large bowl & pour in Coca-Cola Classic 2 inches deep.
Come back in like 24 hours and VOILA! ---> NO SPOON
. . . . . . . . . . . really, istg
AceGoober
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Some lessons are learned the hard way. At least now you know not to add or swap stuff while the computer is powered-on.
I remember those lessons very well. Delta fans really do leave a mark.
I always try to run all but the CPU fan off of a fan controller. I find it easier to control fan speed instead of going through software.
I really hope you're being sarcastic, because that is definitely not true.