Strange smell comming from the PSU.

[Tom2k8]

Hello guys.


Very weird situation here. My brothers PC has started to smell bad and I think the smell is comming from the PSU.

It's not your typical burning smell, it's a smell like a kind of rotting food .

If I actually smell inside the PSU, the smell is really bad. Has anyone come across this problem before? It realy has baffled me... The PSU fan seems to be spinning fine.

Any information is appreciated.

 

[Tom2k8]

Dead animal of some kind?

Nope, definatly not. I'm 100% sure it's comming from the PSU af daft as it sounds !

We've checked all the way through the room, up and down inside out lol !

 

[Tom2k8]

Hey guys and thanks for the replys. To be a bit more precise, the smell smells like polish that has singed, I can't really get more precise than that. My brother said he used some polish around his case yesterday.

We have only noticed the smell today though.

I think I'll just get him to buy a new PSU, as said above it's not really worth the risk.

Any more information would be appreciated if anyone else has some ideas.

Thanks

 

[Tom2k8]

I would not suggest opening your PSU and messing with capacitors unless you know what your doing.

You can receive a fatal shock from messing with capacitors, even if the unit is not plugged in.

Cheers for the heads up. It's just going to be easier to buy a new PSU.