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Old August 11th 03, 03:15 PM
larrymoencurly
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(Krow) wrote in message . com...

I took alook at the model/make of the power supply and its a KME 230W
ATX branded capacity. This was installed 4 years ago or so, (I live in
the UK btw) and I really don't know how good it is. The guy did
mention that it had burnt the capacitors or something like that, and
I'm pretty sure its the power supply that has gone. Besides, I'm a bit
worried about opening up the power supply as I don't have the right
equipment and skills to do it.


KME = Key Mouse Enterprises,
www.kmepc.com.tw

I have one of their 300W MaxPower/EverPower PSUs, and I'd say it's one
of the most cheaply made on the market. The fan runs only at full
speed, it had no EMI filter, contrary to company claims, and the
transformers were jammed crookedly into the circuit board. OTOH it
did manage to put out its rated 190W of combined power (but I had
modded the PSU by adding an extra diode pack in parallel to the +5V
output) and didn't seem to be harmed when shorted. But it also had
capacitors made by JEE, which some say is not the best brand and may
have been involved in the Taiwan capacitor defective electrolyte
scandal (one of mine failed in another brand PSU).