Screw-less Way to Mount Power Supply?

[toastythomas]

I desire to transfer a proprietary power supply out of a pre-built HP system and onto a wooden board along with the motherboard and hard drive. I plan on cutting out some wood and placing the power supply on a block to stabilize it however, there is an issue. There is no mounting hole anywhere. The power supply mounts with a latch on the case. I was wondering about the safest way to secure it. Securing it cannot be with screws as there are no mounting points and I don't want to make my own mounting points at all costs. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[DrMacintosh]

duct tape. But just looking at the PSU makes me want to shoot it. I would buy a standard size and make sure its from a reputable company........please. 

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

duct tape. But just looking at the PSU makes me want to shoot it. I would buy a standard size and make sure its from a reputable company........please. 

ITS a OEM psu and there sometimes really weired shapes

[toastythomas]

3 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

duct tape. But just looking at the PSU makes me want to shoot it. I would buy a standard size and make sure its from a reputable company........please. 

CAN'T LOL I WISH. Proprietary motherboard connectors. I wish.

 

On top of that, I want to keep this really cheap as this is a side project and I have no source of income at the moment (14 yr old). Do you think the duct tape adhesive would melt under the heat of the PSU?

Edited November 27, 2016 by toastythomas
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[Valkyrie Lenneth]

velcro/doublesided tape   or hot glue lol

 

doublesided tape is alot thinner then ductape ;D

[toastythomas]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

velcro/doublesided tape   or hot glue lol

Again, would the heat of the power supply melt the adhesive?

[RS2007GOD]

Lol duck tape or Velcro. I really wouldnt go and throw that in a new build but I used a 300w oem dell psu on my old p2 for about 6 months a few years ago so I say go for it! 

[Himommies]

You  know unless your moving it a lot you can just leave it there without attaching it

[toastythomas]

1 minute ago, RS2007GOD said:

Lol duck tape or Velcro. I really would go and throw that in a new build but I used a 300w oem dell psu on my old p2 for about 6 months a few years ago so I say go for it! 

Again, would the heat of the power supply melt the adhesive?

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

2 minutes ago, toastythomas said:

Again, would the heat of the power supply melt the adhesive?

no because it wont get hot enough on the outside, if that thing is like 40*C on the outside then that thing inside will be like friggen 90-100*C  no way man  it wont be able to get that hot before it shuts down

 

only thing u need to worry about with the sticky sides is dust and dirt, could aswell jsut glue the tape onto it so it doesnt fall off but it should stick good enough without glue also

[ARikozuM]

Oh, God! It burns! It's breaking my vision worse than SlenderGuy! #KillWithFire #It'llBurnItself

 

Seriously, though, I'd recommend some double-sided tape.

[toastythomas]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

no because it wont get hot enough on the outside, if that thing is like 40*C on the outside then that thing inside will be like friggen 90-100*C  no way man  it wont be able to get that hot before it shuts down

Thanks man! That's just the general knowledge I was looking for.

[Guest]

zip ties? Drills holes and zip tie it maybe? 

[toastythomas]

2 minutes ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

no because it wont get hot enough on the outside, if that thing is like 40*C on the outside then that thing inside will be like friggen 90-100*C  no way man  it wont be able to get that hot before it shuts down

 

only thing u need to worry about with the sticky sides is dust and dirt, could aswell jsut glue the tape onto it so it doesnt fall off but it should stick good enough without glue also

I have a new problem though. If I cut would out to support the power supply, the fan's (the part sticking out) exhaust be blocked by the wood and would it cause issues?

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

3 minutes ago, toastythomas said:

I have a new problem though. If I cut would out to support the power supply, the fan's (the part sticking out) exhaust be blocked by the wood and would it cause issues?

yes, never make a psu with a fan passive... w/e u do make sure that psu fan runs and can get som air, thats all u need to worry about really

 

make holes in the wood or somthin or have atleast a tiny bit of space between like 5mm - 10 mm so it can get rid of the hot air, if a psu cant get rid of air it will only get hotter and hotter and hotter, till it can get rid of it < not too much space is needed but atleast some  cant make it blank flat against the psu exhaust ofc

[toastythomas]

1 minute ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

yes, never make a psu with a fan passive... w/e u do make sure that psu fan runs and can get som air, thats all u need to worry about really

half of the exhaust goes through the top of the unit and actually cools the unit and the other half goes out into nothing. if i blocked that bottom half, would there be issues?

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

2 minutes ago, toastythomas said:

half of the exhaust goes through the top of the unit and actually cools the unit and the other half goes out into nothing. if i blocked that bottom half, would there be issues?

if it has 50% of the fans / exhausts space atleast to push air out its fine, will be a couple degrees hotter then usual but not a problem , aslong it can exhaust its warm/hot air it will be fine, it takes alot to overheat a psu , it could also be just that the fan itself will go at higher rpms then when it aint blocked off for 50%

[toastythomas]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

if it has 50% of the fans / exhausts space atleast to push air out its fine, will be a couple degrees hotter then usual but not a problem , aslong it can exhaust its warm/hot air it will be fine, it takes alot to overheat a psu , it could also be just that the fan itself will go at higher rpms then when it aint blocked off for 50%

So no worries?

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

3 minutes ago, toastythomas said:

So no worries?

like i said aslong it can exhaust air somewhat atleast like 30% of its capacity then it should be fine, could be more noisy the more u block off its flow but thats about it , ul notice soon enough if it starts overheating coz psu fans go like friggen airplanes when their hot, those things will literally fly away when their overheating haha, short said ul see soon enough if it overheats or not, if u hear it starting to go like an airplane and only louder and louder it aint got enough space to cool itself

[toastythomas]

1 minute ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

like i said aslong it can exhaust air somewhat atleast like 30% of its capacity then it should be fine, could be more noisy the more u block off its flow but thats about it , ul notice soon enough if it starts overheating coz psu fans go like friggen airplanes when their hot, those things will literally fly away when their overheating haha, short said ul see soon enough if it overheats or not

Thanks for now. I will update you the second I get around to this.

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

1 minute ago, toastythomas said:

Thanks for now. I will update you the second I get around to this.

u cna always drill holes the wood or somthing that is blocking it btw ;P shouldnt be a problem at all