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Antec Truepower 550 EPS -- question - Update!
This is an update of my post of 19 may 2004 with
the subject: "Antec Truepower 550 EPS -- question". Today I bought the Antec. Being an EPS type power supply it has a 24 pin power connector instead of the normal 20 pin type. My motherboard is a "common" Asus P4C800 Deluxe with an even more common 20 pin female power connector :-) However the 24 pin power connector is by design backward compatible (search for the PDF file on the ATX specification 2.2). The only caveat is to have some space near pin 10 of the female connector to accomodate for the not used 4 pins of the 24 pin male connector. Asus **did** provide for this space. The 24 pin male connector beautifully fits on the connector on the board (if this space does not exist one has to use a 20 to 24 pin adapter cable). The published value of 36 A on the 12 V rail is correct. It is *not* a typo on the web site as I was afraid of. The box and the device itself mention this value of 36 A also. Some other comments: the power connectors for the hard disks have a very positive "feel". Normally I check every connector and I have to adjust the 4 contacts in the connector itself (being almost loose). For the Antec this is not necessary I think. The overall quality of the product adds to this impression of mine, like the 230 V power inlet which fits better than usual to the power cord, the quality of the other connectors, and the fact the product has *both* 12 V connectors: one 4 pin type and one 8 pin type. So this was not any problem also (the motherboard has the 4 pin type connector near the processor). Just my 5 cents JustinCase |
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JustinCase no-address@none wrote:
This is an update of my post of 19 may 2004 with the subject: "Antec Truepower 550 EPS -- question". Does it give off the same smell that my True550 did for a few days when it was new? Kind of an ozone - burning plastic smell. -- "A Sound Mind. A Healthy Body. Pick One" Mr. Hedge |
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"Justice Gustine" wrote in message ... JustinCase no-address@none wrote: This is an update of my post of 19 may 2004 with the subject: "Antec Truepower 550 EPS -- question". Does it give off the same smell that my True550 did for a few days when it was new? Kind of an ozone - burning plastic smell. Most new PC components have a "burn in" period, it's normal. |
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"Richard Dower" wrote:
"Justice Gustine" wrote in message .. . JustinCase no-address@none wrote: This is an update of my post of 19 may 2004 with the subject: "Antec Truepower 550 EPS -- question". Does it give off the same smell that my True550 did for a few days when it was new? Kind of an ozone - burning plastic smell. Most new PC components have a "burn in" period, it's normal. Yes, and it did diminish - but it was the most overwhelming component burn in odor I have ever experienced. After a Google search of "truepower burn smell" did I accept it's behaviour as normal. -- "A Sound Mind. A Healthy Body. Pick One" Mr. Hedge |
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On Sat, 29 May 2004 04:27:32 GMT, Justice Gustine
wrote: "Richard Dower" wrote: "Justice Gustine" wrote in message . .. JustinCase no-address@none wrote: This is an update of my post of 19 may 2004 with the subject: "Antec Truepower 550 EPS -- question". Does it give off the same smell that my True550 did for a few days when it was new? Kind of an ozone - burning plastic smell. Yes it did. I left the PC on for the night. Now it is almost gone (the smell I mean). However I would not call it a burning plastic smell. It's something in the printed circuit board or the cleaning fluids or such. Motherboards have the same. I know the smell very well. Nothing to worry about. In contrary :-) I hate stores that sell me a product that has been sold before without telling me (e.g. the first buyer had some problems and brought it back to the store). In the meantime what has happened to it? Such products can not be trusted anymore. I have had bad experiences with this. But this smell more or less proves to me the product has never been used before. (pardon my awfull english) Most new PC components have a "burn in" period, it's normal. Yes, and it did diminish - but it was the most overwhelming component burn in odor I have ever experienced. After a Google search of "truepower burn smell" did I accept it's behaviour as normal. |
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"JustinCase" no-address@none wrote in message ... However I would not call it a burning plastic smell. It's something in the printed circuit board or the cleaning fluids or such. Motherboards have the same. I know the smell very well. Nothing to worry about. I agree...i got some new memory recently and that same "smell" was around for a couple of days. It's like the PCB is heating up and because it's brand new it gives off an odour. |
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yeah i agree, it's just like my farts when they are new, the smell just
hangs around for a while after first letting rip and when i been farting constantly for a few hours in the same room and go and make a cuppa char and go back in the room the room really stinks bad, so thats when i have to get the air freshner out. |
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there is no inside power supply adjustment and its highly advised that
you do not open the box. the fan speed is probably controlled by RC circuits that most likely (because its cheaper) not adjustable. ============== Posted through www.HowToFixComputers.com/bb - free access to hardware troubleshooting newsgroups. |
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