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FivePointOh
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I bought a used SST-ST1500 PSU from some idiot on kijiji for $100 (so I should have known something was wrong), and when I got it home, I plugged it into my board and it's just making a constant clicking sound, and the red LED on the back is flashing but it's going so fast you can barely see it light up.

 

Nothing has helped. I've tried unplugging everything and just trying to plug in the PSU, but I get the same result. When I unplug the PSU from the wall, the clicking slows down over a couple minutes until it stops. 

 

Does this sound like a voltage regulator or relay? Does anyone know if this can be repaired, or is it just trash? I'd prefer to use it if possible. It looks like it was hardly ever used, if at all. 

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36 minutes ago, FivePointOh said:

I bought a used SST-ST1500 PSU from some idiot on kijiji for $100 (so I should have known something was wrong), and when I got it home, I plugged it into my board and it's just making a constant clicking sound, and the red LED on the back is flashing but it's going so fast you can barely see it light up.

 

Nothing has helped. I've tried unplugging everything and just trying to plug in the PSU, but I get the same result. When I unplug the PSU from the wall, the clicking slows down over a couple minutes until it stops. 

 

Does this sound like a voltage regulator or relay? Does anyone know if this can be repaired, or is it just trash? I'd prefer to use it if possible. It looks like it was hardly ever used, if at all. 

You want to try to open a PSU and repair it?  Conventional wisdom says that can be highly dangerous.  The problem is there are big capacitors one there which can still contain power.  Not something I would try. 

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

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1 hour ago, FivePointOh said:

Does this sound like a voltage regulator or relay? Does anyone know if this can be repaired, or is it just trash? I'd prefer to use it if possible. It looks like it was hardly ever used, if at all. 

Everything can be fixed and since you're such a pro that even from just a look from outside you can tell that it wasnt used much, if will be a like a walk in the park. I've heard on this forum that most modern psu's discharge themselves, so there should be no risk in doing it yourself, if that person said the truth.

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7 minutes ago, Ralf said:

Everything can be fixed and since you're such a pro that even from just a look from outside you can tell that it wasnt used much, if will be a like a walk in the park. I've heard on this forum that most modern psu's discharge themselves, so there should be no risk in doing it yourself, if that person said the truth.

Capacitors do lose charge over time whether they’re old designs or new designs.  Time is relative though.  It would likely eventually be safe.  I don’t know how long eventually is though.

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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11 hours ago, FivePointOh said:

I bought a used SST-ST1500 PSU from some idiot on kijiji for $100 (so I should have known something was wrong), and when I got it home, I plugged it into my board and it's just making a constant clicking sound, and the red LED on the back is flashing but it's going so fast you can barely see it light up.

 

Nothing has helped. I've tried unplugging everything and just trying to plug in the PSU, but I get the same result. When I unplug the PSU from the wall, the clicking slows down over a couple minutes until it stops. 

 

Does this sound like a voltage regulator or relay? Does anyone know if this can be repaired, or is it just trash? I'd prefer to use it if possible. It looks like it was hardly ever used, if at all. 

Are you using the cables that came with it?

 

And/or are the cables that came with it actual Silverstone cables?

 

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