ROG SWIFT PG278Q replacement power brick

Gazanimal

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I've had my ROG Swift for just over 3 years now & have had to replace the power brick once already with ASUS within the 1st year.

Now this replacement brick is having the same issue (monitor won't power on unless I power cycle the brick manually but unplugging the cable)

I've been in touch with ASUS support & am waiting on a reply but does anyone know of a suitable power brick that I could use instead?
 
Curiously mine is still going strong, but it's probably only on for ~4 hours a day and I switch it off when I'm not using it..
*touches wood*
 
Gazanimal said:
I've had my ROG Swift for just over 3 years now & have had to replace the power brick once already with ASUS within the 1st year.

Now this replacement brick is having the same issue (monitor won't power on unless I power cycle the brick manually but unplugging the cable)

I've been in touch with ASUS support & am waiting on a reply but does anyone know of a suitable power brick that I could use instead?
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Think that what happened to mine when my power block started playing up..
 
THat happened to my swift before I needed to replace the brick with Asus. My current one works though ordered a Delta Electronics 19v 4.74A 5mmx2.5mm Adapter to try. Want to see if it cures some brightness fluctuations I can see in the backlighting.
 
I've just bought the newer PG278QR and wondering if the power supply is also newer version (I am hoping since all of these problems) - I can post a pic later but its square and thin. Looks a bit like a black apple tv box?
 
Rroff said:
Sounds like the issue is the monitor and not the power brick though the official PSU from Asus is pure junk.

Have a look through this thread - especially towards the end:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/swift-starting-to-die.18810539/
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The monitor is running spot on, once on, but it's the same issue with the power brick as I had before which got replaced under warranty, but I suspect ASUS will tell me to bog off this time.


3t3P said:
THat happened to my swift before I needed to replace the brick with Asus. My current one works though ordered a Delta Electronics 19v 4.74A 5mmx2.5mm Adapter to try. Want to see if it cures some brightness fluctuations I can see in the backlighting.
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I've spotted a few of those on EBay and I'll buy one as a replacement too if I get no joy from ASUS. Thanks for the info.


P1Fanatic said:
I've just bought the newer PG278QR and wondering if the power supply is also newer version (I am hoping since all of these problems) - I can post a pic later but its square and thin. Looks a bit like a black apple tv box?
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Yeah it's the square Apple TV size brick. They're terrible for reliability it seems, but hopefully later versions of the brick are more reliable.
 
I replaced mine with a Mean Well GST90A19-P1M. It has been rock solid for over a year, highly recommended it. The specs are identical to the OEM unit but it is a much better product.
 
Gazanimal said:
Yeah it's the square Apple TV size brick. They're terrible for reliability it seems, but hopefully later versions of the brick are more reliable.
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I'm like 99% sure they've not revised them but not 100% sure - the last (fairly recent) one I saw was exactly the same revision as my original one.
 
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