PSU question

Cheekykid · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:52

If i take out my PSU and simply stop the fan while I have it running for a while what's the worse that can happen? thx

squiffy · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:59

If you do that you're shorting the circuit . Not good. If you want to switch off the PSU fan you need to desolder it from the PCB, or it might have a connector. I wouldn't run a PSU without a fan though.

Cheekykid · 17 Oct 2006 at 02:24

squiffy said:
If you do that you're shorting the circuit . Not good. If you want to switch off the PSU fan you need to desolder it from the PCB, or it might have a connector. I wouldn't run a PSU without a fan though.

Is there any danger of explosion by stopping the fan?

wizardmaxx · 17 Oct 2006 at 06:43

No. The psu will just heat up to the point of either sutting down, or setting on fire (ie burning out). Pretty expensive smoke generator project if u ask me. Also u may cut your finger trying to stop the fan and then u may develop a serious infection, leading to septasemia, high fever, a stay in a local A&E and possibly a permanent stay in a six foot box if things go wrong at the hospital cos they didn't realise u were allergic to penacilin. Why would u want to stop the fan anyway?

pcknight · 17 Oct 2006 at 09:41

Don't do it.