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[Sphere]

That PSU is the Coolermaster B-grade nowadays iirc. I might be wrong though.

But, next time, for anyone, if this happens, use a hair dryer!
on low-heat-setting, it'll dry your PSU excellent, after drying it, rinse it with distilled water and dry again, otherwise it might get rusty, which sucks too...

Ow, and btw, is it a SolidState PSU? If so... please throw it in the bin, your SSC's are most probably damaged, they are excellent, until just the slightest of environmental influence goes wrong.

[eniparadoxgma]

Didn't PC Power and Cooling get bought by OCZ anyway?

On edit, it was back in May 2007:

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/05/28/oc...er_pc_cooling/1

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OCZ Technology has been known for quite some time as a great RAM and PSU manufacturer. Those familiar with the company know that it is really one of "many hats," often branching out to other solutions - but RAM and PSUs are stil the company's core competency. That's why it's not really unbelievable that OCZ has bought PC Power & Cooling, a leading enthusiast PSU maker.

PC Power & Cooling isn't the biggest brand in the business, so I wouldn't even be surprised if you hadn't heard it. What they are is renowned for building some of the most reliable, best PSUs in the business - at quite a price. A 750W PSU (not modular) will run you $200 USD before shipping, and the usual dollar equals pound pricing strategy applies for those of you in the UK.

The acquisition should be a great fit for OCZ Technology, which has largely built more "mainstream" enthusiast PSUs. Though it's products almost always well-built and a great price, they're not usually known as being the best of the best - they're designed to be the best at a particular price bracket.

The addition of PC Power & Cooling should give the company some great advancements in its power regulation, while sharing some convenience tech (like modularity) with its acquisition. OCZ Technology intends to keep PC Power & Cooling's brand and product, turning it into the company's premium line. This could be some great news for the PCP&C brand, because it will now get OCZ's excellent marketing reach.

Edited by eniparadoxgma, 05 December 2008 - 01:06 AM.

[Sphere]

Ok, I guess it's not the B-Coolermaster, but what is then? I'm confused in my intel, and lost on the internet...
still, my cleaning procedure stands

[Roadrunner]

Drying out your PSu will make it safe, but I'm wondering how long it will last if the bearing on the cooling fan got wet.

I don't believe they are waterproof and water usually washes out any lubricant, so I wouldn't be putting any distilled water on it either.

[m.oreilly]

i hope that they (ocz) are not having them made overseas now...oh god, the horror

[Roadrunner]

scaramonga, on Dec 4 2008, 06:54 PM, said:

I'll strip it down later today if I get time and blast it with hairdryer, I take it this thing will still be loaded with life dangering voltage? I'll maybe earth it against a copy of Vista beforehand

A PSU shouldn't have any residual voltage-
the motherboard will store some in it's capacitors, but unless there is a storage source, like a capacitor or battery, the voltage is lost when the current is turned off

[stormrosson]

yeah the filter caps drain in a few seconds once it is unplugged from the AC source it is perfectly benign and water proof ....as long as u don't plug it back in while the innards are still wet :giggle:u don't need to rinse it as any residue left will be non-conductive anyway as long as it's dry .....oh yeah Rik, keep the gf barefoot, and pregnant, and preferably in the kitchen .....for future reference ROFL

Edited by stormrosson, 05 December 2008 - 03:28 PM.

[m.oreilly]

i'd get something like this:

http://www.xoxide.co...sst-st1000.html

love silverstone stuff...

[m.oreilly]

[m.oreilly]

http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/power-s...-1000w--st1000/

from a uk site, they quote the price as 125 or so pounds