@ undertaker,
There is no divide in whatever form whether physical (location) / mental / or otherwise.....
and neither is it encouraged here on TE. our efficient staff takes care of that promptly....
so do not consider this anytime in future too.
We are for "seamless integration" both National (political / linguistic etc...) and PC Related.
Coming to the topic at hand. can you post a link where the inside of the psu is clearly visible. ??
The thing is a few days back i had switched on my VIP (starnet) 400 watts psu on my Abit IS-7 m/b. This psu was lying unused and idle for the past 2 or 3 months. when i switched it on there was a cracking sound from the psu indicating that some part has "blown".
opened the psu , the fuse was intact and ok. further probing revealed the driver transistor (next to the two switching transistor) had blown taking along many surrounding parts. all other semiconductors were ok.
Got a new transistor and changed the burnt /shorted parts. switched on the psu (jumper method) and well action replay.
Thinking the problem might be with the boot / startup circuit i gave it to my regular psu repairer to diagnose and rectify.
after two days he reported the psu was "unrepairable".
Took the psu from him and then gave it to 2 or 3 specialist repairing shops on lamington road. all of them reported "unrepairable".
got the psu back at home and started some serious diagnosis.
Found all the secondary rectifying diodes blown. The fuse was intact and ok still.(This is a real bad sign. if the fuse blows then it is very easy to diagnose and rectify)
and also found the root cause of the problem. The main Switching Transformer was shorted / faulty.
Since these are custom built it is difficult to obtain the replacements.
hence i want to purchase a cheap 400 watts (???) psu. so that i can salvage some of the truly good parts and components i had used while modifying my VIP psu 2 years back. i can use these hi quality caps, diodes and input filter coils etc... on the newly bought psu.
now you will understand why i need to see the inside of the psu ........hehe.
once i see that it is easily moddable or suitable for my needs the deal will be done instantly.
Edit: oops , mods can you move this post to where undertaker has posted about his offer for sale in the market section ....Thanks.