OT: BAM!, brother's computer died out of nowhere. |
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OT: BAM!, brother's computer died out of nowhere. |
bd1308 |
Jan 22 2006, 08:56 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
so i was downstairs setting the parents up with a nicer DVD player when my mom comes down the stairs yelling "something popped and the upstairs smells like burnt metal"....
go upstairs and sure enough it smells like bad burning metal or something. well I find the smell source, unplug it and bring it to the O.R. a capicitor blew apart and a coil desoldered itself from the power supply board (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) it was "protected" behind a surge protector, so i'm goign to call the surge people tomorrow....has anyone ever done this before? his 85 dollar 80GB drive is also damaged.... b |
Katmanken |
Jan 23 2006, 08:59 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Think I found out why the caps are blowing...
Article in a Science News about whisker growth causing problems. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) No, not on yer face, on electroplated metal films in electronic devices. Isn't that how they make capacitors? Plate metal on a plastic sheet, roll up the sheet, put it in a can and call it a cap. Article explains this has caused 3 satellites to go dead as well as shutting down a Connecticut nuclear power plant..... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) And you thought your power supply capacitor pop was loud! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) Ken Attached image(s) |
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