Desoldering components from PSU

[T.Vengeance]

So I took apart my old 450W PSU. I'd like to see if I can mod it to be a thinner but wider PSU. The idea I had is to desolder the tall components (eg, capacitors, toroidal inductors, transformers, rectifier, etc) and reconnect them via a 5cm wire to the PCB. Then I'd lay them flat somewhere next to the PCB.

 

Can anyone give me any thoughts on that? Will extending the components mess with timings and will there be other problems? I doubt it considering this is just a PSU, but I could be wrong. 

 

[defunkt]

no.

[Ssoele]

I'd not risk it unless you really know what you're doing (and I mean, you know that you have to recalculate the components needed, because the extra wire can affect things). Modding a power supply can have huge consequences (it could for example blow up).

 

It also looks like that capacitor is about to blow, I'd just throw that PSU away.

[T.Vengeance]

I'd not rusk it unless you really know what you're doing. Modding a power supply can have huge consequences.

I have a general idea of what I'm doing. I just want to extend the components, not remove them or mod how the circuit functions. I know how to properly solder, so it shouldn't be a problem. I just wanna make sure that what I'm doing doesn't mess around with any digital part of the PSU. I saw some ICs on the PCB, so there's definitely some portion of digital circuits in it.

[Ssoele]

I have a general idea of what I'm doing. I just want to extend the components, not remove them or mod how the circuit functions. I know how to properly solder, so it shouldn't be a problem. I just wanna make sure that what I'm doing doesn't mess around with any digital part of the PSU. I saw some ICs on the PCB, so there's definitely some portion of digital circuits in it.

 

Read my update on my post.

[T.Vengeance]

Read my update on my post.

Oh k thanks.

[B NEGATIVE]

Avoid this,PSU's are a minefield of potentially fatal consequences even long after the last time it got power.

[exyia]

you have to remember that the longer a wire is, the less it's able to transmit power. on something like a power supply, things are (usually) made to a specific specification with very low tolerances.

 

also, if you screw up something, you have to realize you're dealing with direct 120V AC (ALTERNATING CURRENT). This is much more severe and dangerous than getting zapped with 12V DC. If 120 V AC gets shorted, it's MUCH more violent

 

I admire your willingness to try though, and more so checking online of the risks