I reckon it is pretty screwed don't you??

[Brennan Price]

Second time that my PSU rocker switch has failed. Doubt I'll be able to get it under warranty now though since I've replaced the switch once already and will likely have to replace it again. Last rocker switch failed by not being able to carry any power over it at all, this time the power will not cut out. 

 

Just thought I'd share for the comedic value at this point. 

[SupaKomputa]

You should've use the warranty at the first time, they should fix that problem not you.

[AbydosOne]

7 minutes ago, Brennan Price said:

Second time that my PSU rocker switch has failed

How often do you use the PSU switch that the first one failed?

[Brennan Price]

2 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

You should've use the warranty at the first time, they should fix that problem not you.

Yeah this is true, although at the time I really needed my rig so fixing it myself was actually the best solution for me  Wish I wasn't in that situation to begin with but at least power is still going to it this time. 

[CommanderAlex]

2 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

You should've use the warranty at the first time, they should fix that problem not you.

Agreed, OP should have went through EVGA for RMA (and they are really good in past experience), and why bother dealing with something if you do not have any knowledge of electricity and the dangers that come with it. 

1 minute ago, AbydosOne said:

How often do you use the PSU switch that the first one failed?

I only use it seldomly for maintenance. 

[Brennan Price]

7 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

How often do you use the PSU switch that the first one failed?

Eh idk, I bought the PSU in september of 2018, only been flicking the switch when I turn off my PC, and then of course back on when I want to use my rig. Previous switch failed back in October last year, so find it weird how this one has failed so soon afterwards. 

[SupaKomputa]

1 minute ago, Brennan Price said:

Yeah this is true, although at the time I really needed my rig so fixing it myself was actually the best solution for me  Wish I wasn't in that situation to begin with but at least power is still going to it this time. 

Well no more warranty for you then, get a high quality (expensive) switch without the non sense led.

There's probably something wrong with the soldering, that kind of switch doesn't brake that often.

[CommanderAlex]

4 minutes ago, Brennan Price said:

Eh idk, I bought the PSU in september of 2018, only been flicking the switch when I turn off my PC, and then of course back on when I want to use my rig. 

 

You do realize there is a power button on the front of your case and also in Start  (on Windows) -> Power -> Shut down, right??

[Brennan Price]

2 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

Well no more warranty for you then, get a high quality (expensive) switch without the non sense led.

There's probably something wrong with the soldering, that kind of switch doesn't brake that often.

Honestly, I'll probably end up buying a more expensive PSU. I really don't trust this one in my rig anymore. Then I'll replace the switch in this one when the time comes for another use. 

[SupaKomputa]

Good idea.

[Brennan Price]

3 minutes ago, SpiderMan said:

You do realize there is a power button on the front of your case and also in Start  (on Windows) -> Power -> Shut down, right??

This much is true, although I thought it was pretty normal to turn it off after every use though? Nobody else do this??? I've not had this issue with anything else.... 

[IkeaGnome]

1 minute ago, Brennan Price said:

This much is true, although I thought it was pretty normal to turn it off after every use though? Nobody else do this??? I've not had this issue with anything else.... 

I'm probably one of the more regular switch users here. When I leave for work for 3 weeks and wont be home, switch gets flipped off. When I get home, I flip switch on. If I'm working on my computer, switch off. Other than that, switch stays on.

[seon123]

7 minutes ago, Brennan Price said:

This much is true, although I thought it was pretty normal to turn it off after every use though? Nobody else do this??? I've not had this issue with anything else.... 

No one else does that, and there have been a couple of topics about PSU failures caused by doing this, on the forum. PSUs are designed to always have power, and they use very little power when off (ballpark 0.1W). Every time you power on the PSU, there is a large inrush current, which can damage the PSU over time. The switch itself is also not designed to be used very often.

[Brennan Price]

3 minutes ago, seon123 said:

No one else does that, and there have been a couple of topics about PSU failures caused by doing this, on the forum. PSUs are designed to always have power, and they use very little power when off (ballpark 0.1W). Every time you power on the PSU, there is a large inrush current, which can damage the PSU over time. The switch itself is also not designed to be used very often.

Aight, I guess I'd better reconsider my PSU life choices then. At this point I think I'm just too used to it haha! Cheers

[WhitetailAni]

18 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

I'm probably one of the more regular switch users here. When I leave for work for 3 weeks and wont be home, switch gets flipped off. When I get home, I flip switch on. If I'm working on my computer, switch off. Other than that, switch stays on.

Sneaky, sneaky...

As for turning the switch off? I only do it if I'm swapping hardware. Otherwise switch is on because I run F@H and BOINC.

[IkeaGnome]

Just now, FakeKGB said:

Sneaky, sneaky...

Ah you assume I use my computer for work.

[CommanderAlex]

2 hours ago, Brennan Price said:

This much is true, although I thought it was pretty normal to turn it off after every use though? Nobody else do this??? I've not had this issue with anything else.... 

Only when working on my rig do I ever turn it off. I have my computer plugged into a surge protector so I don't really have to worry about it if I'm away for a long time. 

[Guest]

6 hours ago, Brennan Price said:

This much is true, although I thought it was pretty normal to turn it off after every use though? Nobody else do this??? I've not had this issue with anything else.... 

Guess what?  No.  Nobody else does this.  You shut down via Windows and walk away.

 

[Brennan Price]

Just a quick update, I ended up buying a new PSU as my other was failing (EVGA 750W GQ Gold+) . Ended up getting a BeQuiet! Straight Power 11 850w Gold+. Incredibly easy to make a system look good with fully modular I must say! 

 

I'm not throwing away my 750w though, I shall end up repairing it again and putting it into a less expensive system. 

 

I guess I've just got to update my profiles PC specs now haha! 

 

[Guest]

19 minutes ago, Brennan Price said:

Just a quick update, I ended up buying a new PSU as my other was failing (EVGA 750W GQ Gold+) . Ended up getting a BeQuiet! Straight Power 11 850w Gold+. Incredibly easy to make a system look good with fully modular I must say! 

 

I'm not throwing away my 750w though, I shall end up repairing it again and putting it into a less expensive system. 

 

I guess I've just got to update my profiles PC specs now haha! 

 

Are you going to continue flipping the switch on and off every day like you were with the other PSU?

 

[Brennan Price]

1 minute ago, jonnyGURU said:

Are you going to continue flipping the switch on and off every day like you were with the other PSU?

 

No no... I believe I have learned my lesson now haha 

 

I am also going to be buying a UPS at some point soon so as to not worry quite so much about storms cutting out my power.