fans

[Marco]

I am running a computer with XP Pro on it. I just
recently noticed that the fan to my power supply is not
working. i have another fan, but it simply feeds into the
general area inside the box. can I continue to run my
computer for a while until I get the fan fixed? Is it
even worth fixing, or is the other fan good enough?
Should I not even turn on my computer?
Please help
Thanks in advance

[Peter]

I certainly would not run the machine without the power supply fan
operational.. A new power supply would not be terribly expensive and if you
can afford to, i would replace it with a quality power supply, and
depending on your system requirements get at least a 350 watt or higher
unit..Just my opinion...
"Marco" > wrote in message
...
> I am running a computer with XP Pro on it. I just
> recently noticed that the fan to my power supply is not
> working. i have another fan, but it simply feeds into the
> general area inside the box. can I continue to run my
> computer for a while until I get the fan fixed? Is it
> even worth fixing, or is the other fan good enough?
> Should I not even turn on my computer?
> Please help
> Thanks in advance
>

[Marco]

Thanks for your input thus far. One question then, can I
buy a seperate power supply fan, or do i have to purchase
an entire new power supply. Also, I'm kinda new at this,
how much would a 350 Watt power supply cost? (In Canadian
or US dollars)
Thanks again
>-----Original Message-----
>I certainly would not run the machine without the power
supply fan
>operational.. A new power supply would not be terribly
expensive and if you
>can afford to, i would replace it with a quality power
supply, and
>depending on your system requirements get at least a 350
watt or higher
>unit..Just my opinion...
>"Marco" > wrote in message
...
>> I am running a computer with XP Pro on it. I just
>> recently noticed that the fan to my power supply is not
>> working. i have another fan, but it simply feeds into
the
>> general area inside the box. can I continue to run my
>> computer for a while until I get the fan fixed? Is it
>> even worth fixing, or is the other fan good enough?
>> Should I not even turn on my computer?
>> Please help
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Curt]

"Marco" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for your input thus far. One question then, can I
> buy a seperate power supply fan, or do i have to purchase
> an entire new power supply. Also, I'm kinda new at this,
> how much would a 350 Watt power supply cost? (In Canadian
> or US dollars)
> Thanks again
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An Antec Smartpower 350watt ATX CPU Power Supply, (SL350), will cost $65 US
at Best Buy. You'll be better off buying a new unit. There's no telling what
other damage may have been done to your present unit because of the
defective fan.
--
Curt.

[PCyr]

As well, due to dangerous voltages stored in capacitors inside the PS, it is
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS to open the PS. DO NOT OPEN IT!

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"Curt" > wrote in message
...
> "Marco" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Thanks for your input thus far. One question then, can I
> > buy a seperate power supply fan, or do i have to purchase
> > an entire new power supply. Also, I'm kinda new at this,
> > how much would a 350 Watt power supply cost? (In Canadian
> > or US dollars)
> > Thanks again
> --------------------------------------
> An Antec Smartpower 350watt ATX CPU Power Supply, (SL350), will cost $65
US
> at Best Buy. You'll be better off buying a new unit. There's no telling
what
> other damage may have been done to your present unit because of the
> defective fan.
> --
> Curt.
>
>
>

[Randy Vikssten]

"PCyr" wrote:
> As well, due to dangerous voltages stored in capacitors
> inside the PS, it is EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS to
> open the PS. DO NOT OPEN IT!


OTOH.... Since before time began, it has been
standard power supply design to put bleed resistors -
small high resistance resistors - across filter capacitors in
the power supply to "slowly" (over several seconds) bleed
off any accumulated charge when the power supply is
shut off. What's the highest voltage that could be stored
in the filter capacitors of a power supply for a PC? Well,
considering that the highest voltage in a PC is 12v DC,
the filter capacitors would handle the peak voltage of a
12v AC sine wave, or about 17 volts max. 17 volts
isn't going to injure you. If you want to be real conservative,
let the power supply sit for a minute before futzing with it.


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