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g4m3rof1337

g4m3rof1337

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Damn, I wanted to go with a whole red setup, but my PSU is blue, so.


If its dangerous, I'll leave it be and stay with blue.



Thanks.
 
It's very easy to change out. Don't be afraid of a power supply.

Unplug everything, undo 4 screws and pull it out - easy.

Take the screws out holding the cover on and change the LED to red. No big deal to do. The fan is easily removed from the case. The only tricky thing sometimes can be the little plug where it connects to the circuit board. It can be hard to reach. A pair of skinny needlenose pliers will work here. Wrap electrical tape around the jaws to insulate it.

Obviously, it is unplugged for this.

One caution, capacitors can store an electrical charge for a while. Let it sit for an hour to bleed off and go to work. Just try to avoid touching the components on the circuit board and be careful in there not to bend or strain anything. A little common sense goes a long way.

If the PSU is fairly new, you will void the warranty by opening the case. They usually have a sticker to that effect from the cover to the body.
 
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Alright, thanks, do you think a 140mm fan would work just as good? It looks like there is some room in the PSU.


And I am not to worried about the warranty, since I've broken so many in the past, like changing my Xbox 360 completely, by panting it, adding a window/green cathodes, reapplying thermal paste. But the only down side I can see is, that if it fails, I have to buy a new one, so.




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g4m3rof1337 said:
Alright, thanks, do you think a 140mm fan would work just as good? It looks like there is some room in the PSU.

Thanks.
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There will be holes in the case for the fan. If you put a different one in thats bigger, the mounting holes will likely not line up.

Personally I don't think it's worth the bother unless it will go exactly where the old on is and has the same connector for the circuit board.
 
I learnt in A+ to not open the PSU at all, due to the wattage which remains inside the power supply, what id do, is try finding a red LED PSU, or replacing it all together with a no LED PSU and putting a red diode around it or something.
 
Garethman!!` said:
I learnt in A+ to not open the PSU at all, due to the wattage which remains inside the power supply, what id do, is try finding a red LED PSU, or replacing it all together with a no LED PSU and putting a red diode around it or something.
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It really isn't difficult to open them. When I have a fan go bad, I'm not going to replace the PSU - I just take them apart and swap out a fan.

Easy to do.

As for the power that remains - just let it sit for a while to bleed off. The only power is in the caps and in order to get a zap, you have to touch both terminals or one and ground. The power that remains in them is so small that the most it will do is startle you. It's like grabbing a plug wire on a car and getting a jolt. Or like when you have static buildup from walking on a dry carpet or something and you touch a grounded metal object. There is voltage - yes, but nothing for amperage. The caps are too small to hold any significant amount of juice.

And besides, if you get gizwotted a couple of times, you learn not to poke your fingers in there!

It really is harmless after you unplug it and let it bleed off the remaining power.

Now take a power amp for a guitar - now that will knock you on your a . . a . um - adams apple!! Those big electrolytics can really poke you a good one.
 
Hmm, I would like to have an all red case, including the LEDs in the PSU, but don't want to get a new PSU.

Is there that much of a difference between 135mm and 140mm? And If I will check the connection of the fan, to make sure the one I buy will work.


I can take pics of inside the PSU, cause the fan isn't touching the PSU walls, theres some space, but I see what you mean with the holes and stuff.





Thanks.
 
I'm not sure if you can replace the fan. It's easy to replace fans that don't have LED's. You simply cut the old fan from the wires, cut the wires of the new fan and then solder them together and insulate them. Since there's no LED's or anything there are only red and black cables so it's easy. LED fans tend to have a single strip of wire running to a 3-pin connection to the mobo. Basically, you would have to open up your PSU and check to see if the current LED fan is connected to the PSU via a traditional 3-pin connector. But 135mm is an odd size. I would buy a new PSU with a 120mm (there are tons of them) and then add the red 120mm fan. There is a much bigger selection for that size fan.
 
Thats the thing, I didn't buy the motherboard to replace the LED fan, I just thought of changing my case colors, and I think it would look out of place if I had red LED's, and a blue LED fan in the PSU, so.




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g4m3rof1337 said:
Is there that much of a difference between 135mm and 140mm? Thanks.
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Well, of course man. 5mm to be exact :D ;)

If I were you, I wouldn't mess with the PSU. You said you didn't want to buy another one. Now, some members have said that it's easy to change the led/fan and others have said that it is not recommended.

What to do? I would stick with the blue led cause then you'd risk the PSU and you'd have to get another PSU.
 
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ramodkk said:
Well, of course man. 5mm to be exact :D ;)

If I were you, I wouldn't mess with the PSU. You said you didn't want to buy another one. Now, some members have said that it's easy to change the led/fan and others have said that it is not recommended.

What to do? I would stick with the blue led cause then you'd risk the PSU and you'd have to get another PSU.
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Well, if the PSU gets fried, I don't mind buying another one, its just if I buy a new one, while this one still works perfectly fine, its a waste.

But I'll probably just end up leaving it.


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Not only is he going to risk effing up the PSU, he is also in risk of voiding the warranty.
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You must not know me, :P

http://www.computerforum.com/1028195-post29.html
 
People who tell you not to mess with it have never done these kind of things. You're not sending a rocket to the moon - you are changing a light bulb!!!!

It is so flippin easy to do that I compare it to making toast. Put the bread in, push the lever down, wait a minute and you have toast!

I could open a PSU, swap out the LED, put it back together in about the same amount of time it takes to whip up a couple slices of toast!

It won't bite, you won't fry the PSU with a red LED, you won't burn your house down, your car won't explode, the neighbors dog won't pee on your computer, it's such a simple little task I could teach a 5 year old to do it.

Buy yourself a red LED and git 'er done!!

Red is my favorite color.

You just gave me the idea to take all those blue LED's from my new machine and change them to red. Eeeeeehaaaa! I like red. I have blue on various things - think maybe I'll change them. My new computer is so new it hasn't been powered up for the first time yet. I just finished assembling it last night. Asus Maximus Extreme mboard, Core 2 Quad Q6600 - 4 - 500gig SATA HD's, 2 gigs matched RAM, Dual ATI Crossfire X Sapphire HD 3870 512 DDR4 Video cards - Water cooled - $200 Coolermaster case and a whole bunch more stuff.

And this thing will never see a game!! Hahahaha!!!

As soon as I fire it up and smooth out the bugs - it's time to screwdriver it and mod the heck out of it. Wind up the clock and go for it Eeeha!

Why do I tell you this? Don't worry about a simple little thing like changing a bulb.

Warranty?? Whats that? I built it - I can fix it.


Nuff said. . . . . .
 
Yeah, my only main concern now is, finding a 135mm Red LED fan, lol.


The connectors should be the same, right?


And warranty's have never scared me, I modded my Xbox 360 with Green Cathodes, a Clear Side Panel, painted it, and reapplied better Thermal Compound.


Thanks.
 
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