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Hiper Type-R 580W Problem

RMA it back to them, i just got rid of mine when i bought a new pc from ocuk and got a new psu at the same time. the hiper psu wa doing serious damage to my mobo! snd it back, get a new one and ebay it! :)

only thing to do with them unless you feel like hitting it with a hammer as a better kind of stress ball!
 
Capacitors self discharge... if you can bear to leave it unplugged for 24hrs then the risk is minimal. Generally there is only one capacitor, a big one on the primary side that is a real risk but even then you're infinately more likely to get tiny flesh burns than a fatal shock. Just make sure you unplug the PSU first....

In addition, if you only work with one hand the risk is less. Main risk is receiving a 240v shock across the chest by touching gnd with one hand and +VE with the other. I used to work with HT within CRT's and was always told to keep one hand behind my back.... as well as to work on a wooden bench while stood on a wooden platform covered in rubber.

Opening up a PSU is low risk, it just hurts a little when you get it wrong. So take care, only handle the fans to clean or change them. Don't touch any other component unless you know what you're doing or it's been left for a while to discharge naturally.

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If it was a car audio install he prolly had around 1000 amps discharged into his hand... not nice... and many times more amps than is needed to stop your heart and kill you...

The bad thing about capacitors is they can discharge a huge number of amps very quickly... I've got minor shocks off them even after 24 hours...

Unless you know what you are doing or are extremely careful I don't advise opening the PSU up and even if you do decide to please let it rest for atleast a day or 2 before doing so...
 
last time i asked about openeing a PSU here i was just told to unplug it from the mains, and try and press my PC power button and that would drain any juice still in there. I was then advised by my brother (electronics engineer) to plug it into the mains while im working on it, but leave it turned off at the mains, that way its earthed.
 
It's like touching the inside of a Monitor (old CRT) - you WILL die.

That's right. And then some dirty relative will inherit your lovely components.
 
surely if you can reach to the inside of a monitor, its beyond fixing(and thus pointless to fiddle around with)? since isnt the inside vacume sealed or somethin?
 
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last time i asked about openeing a PSU here i was just told to unplug it from the mains, and try and press my PC power button and that would drain any juice still in there. I was then advised by my brother (electronics engineer) to plug it into the mains while im working on it, but leave it turned off at the mains, that way its earthed.
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yep thats the way to do it, and its how i did it too.
 
Unless you know what you're doing, cap's are bad, m'kay?

But, as you have said you're RMA'ing this, it's of no consequence...

good luck selling it though:D
 
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