micro ATX User
PSU AC socket replacement
Hello i have a Seasonic SS 560-KM with worn out socket prongs/blades.
The socket(IEC C13/C14) is in a metall encasing and taking it out is a bitch..
So my questions are:
1.How do i get it out of the encasing without destroying it(tried it with pliers).
2.Are all current psu AC sockets with the same kind of encasing system?If so are they sold anywhere with it?
20W User
Was it originally like
https://www.ebay.com/itm/182222134095
de-soldering the Earth tab will probably allow disassemby
Last edited by ashiekh; 06-21-2018 at 02:40 PM.
micro ATX User
More like thisOriginally Posted by ashiekh
http://www.planet3dnow.de/photoplog/.../4_intern2.jpg
And i feel retarded for not noticing the solder before.
micro ATX User
So heres another question.
Since the space is too compact how do i desolder the 3 solder joints with a wick and iron without melting away the plastic since the wick will act as a hot iron?
Site Founder
I would question the worthiness of repairing such a relic. It's almost 10 years old. You fix this... What's going to fail next?
micro ATX User
Considering its not been abused load-wise and the caps don't look like they're dying , i dont see a problem for it to be working for at least another 5 years maybe except for the fan.
I dont see much of a problem with fixing this thing if it costs ~1eur.
Site Founder
That thing has a Sanyo Denkei DBB fan. It's not dying anytime soon. ;-)
Flux Capacitor User
Caps aren't the Problem.
Caps are rearely dying these days in PSU
Everything else is. Especially PFC Diodes or one of the half a dozen MOSFETs you find in many modern PSU.
Or the +5VSB Chip explodes.
Sanace Fans failing? Those things should survive a nuclear war...
Problem is anything else...
Especially MOSFETs.
We ain't in the last Century where there were NO MOSFETs in a PSU...
There was no (high stress) active PFC Thingy in a PSU.
It swas just a bunch of Diodes and High Voltage Transistors.
because modern PSU are completely different from the stuff from the 80s (and 90s)...
Diagnosing those isn't easy and the parts will cost a couple of bucks more than in the olden days...
Especially since you have to find the fault. If its a SOT23 part, good luck...
20W User
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...229-ND/4380085
looks similar to the review picture
https://www.hardocp.com/article/2010...upply_review/3
I can see the point of view of the people saying it is just not worth it; I just happen to be of a different opinion, even if the part is not exactly cheap.
Now how the blades got worn out is a bit of a mystery to me.
Last edited by ashiekh; 06-22-2018 at 06:38 PM.
was here for PSUs, now for the jokes
According to Aris caps still die more than anything but they're the multilayer ceramic ones.
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