chrisdglong
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Should one clean or attempt to clean the inside of a power supply? If so, how?
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 18:58:21
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Honestly it's pretty risky to physically open it. Plus you'd void any warranties. Get one of these badboys, you'll love it. They're POWERFUL.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 19:00:19
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Or if you have some compressed air sitting around you could always use it. I would suggest using like a toothpick or something similar to hold the fan in place though and then just blow the compressed air through the fan and out the back vent.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 19:28:17
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I am always afraid of blowing something loose though, is that a concern? I guess the fans are always blowing on it... I have an air pump for my air mattress that I use to clean my computer and it works great and looks just like the "these badboys" Elite. It is probably very similar in function.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 19:30:46
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Yep true, I'd use it man. PSU's are built pretty solid, nothing should pop off or whatever. But like esCob4r said, maybe hold the fan in place, while blowing it off. Because sometimes the fan just spins really fast, and the dust never flies off.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 19:32:29
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EliteGeek91
Yep true, I'd use it man. PSU's are built pretty solid, nothing should pop off or whatever. But like esCob4r said, maybe hold the fan in place, while blowing it off. Because sometimes the fan just spins really fast, and the dust never flies off.
So just blow it in the fan hole of the PSU? I guess I could blow it through both ways, right? Maybe when I clean my computer out I will clean the PSU as well from now on.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 19:37:49
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Right!
I would just recommend to unplug the PSU, and flip the rocker switch, to off. Of course.
If you have any questions, you can PM me, but if your air is high-pressured, it should blow it out easily. IF you really needed to, you could open the PSU, BUT I don't recommend that, unless you are VERY safe, and know what you're doing. They told tons of voltage. I once blew a screw driver in half, from arc'ing it out on the PSU.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 19:40:45
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thought it depended, some actually can be and photos on web how to and what can await inside <g> dust bunny!
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 19:41:27
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EliteGeek91
Honestly it's pretty risky to physically open it. Plus you'd void any warranties.
Get one of these badboys, you'll love it. They're POWERFUL.
+1 I'm with EG here. I have one sitting right next to me.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 19:44:21
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Yup, they're sweet.
Saved me tons, and never to run to the nearby electronic store to grab some. Even more pressure than compressed air of course.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 21:46:22
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100 % agree with EG. This thing is da bomb. VERY powerful. Every PC builder should have one of these instead of the canned air.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 21:51:06
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Amen! And nice to see you back brotha. Seems like I haven't seen you around lately, and I always enjoy your posts.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/02 22:18:13
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EliteGeek91
Honestly it's pretty risky to physically open it. Plus you'd void any warranties.
Get one of these badboys, you'll love it. They're POWERFUL.
+1 I'm with EG here. I have one sitting right next to me.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/03 20:05:06
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Would be nice to have that actually and not have too drag up my craftsman 5 gallon compressor up the stairs and shake the entire apt complex. But man, 120psi will take off everything
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2012/05/03 22:34:49
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cand air
if you know what your doing you could open it up
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2018/05/25 22:48:54
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The EVGA SuperNOVA 1600W P2 PSU has a clear plastic barrier under the fan making it really hard to clean out the dust with compressed air or with long tweezers. I can see all the dust building up on the capacitors inside yet cant clean it out at all as that clear plastic barrier is in the way! ..Fortunately the 1600W P2 does have a 10 year warranty!
post edited by thesilverguild - 2018/05/25 22:56:43
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2018/05/26 00:25:39
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thesilverguild
The EVGA SuperNOVA 1600W P2 PSU has a clear plastic barrier under the fan making it really hard to clean out the dust with compressed air or with long tweezers.
I can see all the dust building up on the capacitors inside yet cant clean it out at all as that clear plastic barrier is in the way!
..Fortunately the 1600W P2 does have a 10 year warranty!
This thread is 6 years old by the way. Having good filters on the PC case with air flowing into the PSU is a good practice.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2018/05/27 07:56:10
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Unfortunately not able to really put any filters on my open air mining rig. Anything closed is just a heat trap I don't mind the dust as I just power down every 3 weeks and do the de-dusting, however just cant de-dust the 1600 P2 PSU's.
post edited by thesilverguild - 2018/05/27 08:15:03
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2018/05/27 08:10:03
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Having a vacuum cleaner with good suction is the only solution to get at least most of the dust. Some people take their rig outside and use compressed air but if the air pressure is too strong it can cause damage.
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Re:PSU dust inside? How to clean it out?
2018/05/27 08:16:22
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May be worth breaking the warranty with opening it up to clean-out while removing the clear plastic layer completely so then I can vacuum it without opening it up every time in future. I will speak to the licensed EVGA retailer the I purchased the PSU's from and see if they can do it for me without loosing warranty. However the warranty is 'limited' so not suer if they can.. Thanks for not being abusive, you know the current love hate relationship between gamers & miners.. I am juts a hobbyist home miner with 6 gpu's and not a mining farm.
post edited by thesilverguild - 2018/05/27 08:23:28
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