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Painting a PowerSupply, Easy ?
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UnknownSouljer
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XLiveUSR said:
It's pretty easy to disassemple a power supply. Yes there are precautions you should take, you should never place any metal objects on or near any of the caps, you should never do the same with any part of your body. Even if you have never plugged it into a socket, that does not matter, because the manufactuer might have to test it before packagaing, and the charge inside of a PSU lasts for a very long time.
Really it's pretty common sense, so don't get yourself fried.
Vertigo Acid
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The VA method of PSU discharing (it's simple, really!)
1. Get a working mobo/cpu
2. Plug in the PSU to the AC, and to the board
3. Wait until the nice green light comes on indicating the board is getting +5VSB trickle
4. Pull the AC and hit the power button on the board
5. Watch as all the stored energy is safely drained from the supply
6. ...
7. Profit
1. Get a working mobo/cpu
2. Plug in the PSU to the AC, and to the board
3. Wait until the nice green light comes on indicating the board is getting +5VSB trickle
4. Pull the AC and hit the power button on the board
5. Watch as all the stored energy is safely drained from the supply
6. ...
7. Profit
Ice Czar
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well......
the cover will be cake, but the base will be a bear
youd want to disassemble the circuitboard from the base and its likely to have grounds that you might have dificulty spotting and need to be correctly reassembled
alternately mask off the interior of the enclosure and reassemble, you dont want any paint inside is the point, but getting a decent paint job of perf metal is easier said than done
fill disassembly would be best, and possibly even some prep work to the surface depending on what its like now, form a light sanding or acid etch to a good cleaning
high quality supplies might be plated to reduce EMI and painting one of those hit or miss
you also want to add a ground strap to ensure the enclosure which is grounded is once again grounding the case
the cover will be cake, but the base will be a bear
youd want to disassemble the circuitboard from the base and its likely to have grounds that you might have dificulty spotting and need to be correctly reassembled
alternately mask off the interior of the enclosure and reassemble, you dont want any paint inside is the point, but getting a decent paint job of perf metal is easier said than done
fill disassembly would be best, and possibly even some prep work to the surface depending on what its like now, form a light sanding or acid etch to a good cleaning
high quality supplies might be plated to reduce EMI and painting one of those hit or miss
you also want to add a ground strap to ensure the enclosure which is grounded is once again grounding the case