A PSU Confusion

[DogofCats]

I dropped a plastic CMOS cap inside my PSU, which is the EVGA 500+ Bronze Unit. Is it safe to use?

[WoodenMarker]

It's probably fine but I highly recommend taking the psu out and shaking the cap out through the fan grill just in case before turning it on.

[mariushm]

What's a cmos cap?

 

Like above, unscrew the power supply and turn it upside down, tilt it, play with it so whatever dropped in will fall out.

[AndersT2]

4 minutes ago, mariushm said:

What's a cmos cap?

The little thing to short out the BIOS reset pins that at least most older motherboards had.

[mariushm]

Oh, the technical term for that is "jumper"

But yeah, shake it out. The ends are metallic and can cause short circuits inside the power supply.