PSU test

[Chennaiyen]

So, my PSU has arrived. I do not have any other component as I am waiting for Intel coffee lake CPUs to be available. Can I plug in and power on to check if my PSU is working, is there any other way to check if its not DOA and working? 

 

Thanks! 

[STRMfrmXMN]

10 minutes ago, Chennaiyen said:

So, my PSU has arrived. I do not have any other component as I am waiting for Intel coffee lake CPUs to be available. Can I plug in and power on to check if my PSU is working, is there any other way to check if its not DOA and working? 

 

Thanks! 

The PSU has a self-tester if it's a decent modern unit and you can use that.

[Chennaiyen]

Oh ok, let me check. 

[wONKEyeYEs]

How to Jump Start your power supply (Paper clip test)

 

http://www.silverstonetek.com/downloads/QA/PSU/PSU-Paper Clip-EN.pdf

[Chennaiyen]

5 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

The PSU has a self-tester if it's a decent modern unit and you can use that.

No mine does not have one. 

 

[Chennaiyen]

On 10/13/2017 at 11:23 AM, STRMfrmXMN said:

The PSU has a self-tester if it's a decent modern unit and you can use that.

I have the Corsair tx750m n I do not have the tester.

[Chennaiyen]

On 10/13/2017 at 11:32 AM, wONKEyeYEs said:

How to Jump Start your power supply (Paper clip test)

 

http://www.silverstonetek.com/downloads/QA/PSU/PSU-Paper Clip-EN.pdf

I have to try this method as I don’t have the tester. I hope I don’t fry the psu. 

[TVwazhere]

28 minutes ago, Chennaiyen said:

I have to try this method as I don’t have the tester. I hope I don’t fry the psu. 

You wont. The paper clip test has been done successfully many times (including myself when I thought my CX600m was dead) Just double check the pins before you switch it on and youre good

[Chennaiyen]

34 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

You wont. The paper clip test has been done successfully many times (including myself when I thought my CX600m was dead) Just double check the pins before you switch it on and youre good

Thanks Buddy! Will try it. 

[Guest]

On 10/13/2017 at 9:23 AM, STRMfrmXMN said:

The PSU has a self-tester if it's a decent modern unit and you can use that.

LOL!  Bullshit.

 

Only EVGA came with those.  Seasonic only recently started including them with the "Ultra" versions of their Prime PSUs.

 

Use the paper clip suggestion made above.

 

And don't worry about "frying the PSU".  The only lead that's live when the PSU isn't powered on is the +5VSB and if you were accidently short that pin instead of the power on lead, the PSU's safety would just latch the PSU off.

[Chennaiyen]

1 minute ago, jonnyGURU said:

LOL!  Bullshit.

 

Only EVGA came with those.  Seasonic only recently started including them with the "Ultra" versions of their Prime PSUs.

 

Use the paper clip suggestion made above.

 

And don't worry about "frying the PSU".  The only lead that's live when the PSU isn't powered on is the +5VSB and if you were accidently short that pin instead of the power on lead, the PSU's safety would just latch the PSU off.

Awesome, thanks! 

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 hour ago, jonnyGURU said:

LOL!  Bullshit.

 

Only EVGA came with those.  Seasonic only recently started including them with the "Ultra" versions of their Prime PSUs.

 

Use the paper clip suggestion made above.

 

And don't worry about "frying the PSU".  The only lead that's live when the PSU isn't powered on is the +5VSB and if you were accidently short that pin instead of the power on lead, the PSU's safety would just latch the PSU off.

I haven't bought a non-Seasonic or EVGA PSU in awhile, thought that would be standard by now to include. Is there any reason other than cost that they wouldn't be included?

[Guest]

Cost.

[comicsansms]

14 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

Cost.

I woulda thought the cost to benefit for a PSU jumper would pay off, or at least pay off more than the 100 page, 10 language, glossy-paged manual that came with my SF. You cannot even use that as dunny wrap, too glossy. 

 

Being serious about it;

Yes it looks and feels nice, but it isn't something that adds anything to the product, and I'm not going to read it anyway (and I don't think a typical consumer would either). That information mostly already on the box, apart from the quickstart.

Which if I needed, I'd probably want it on a sheet of A4 folded in half, and is the 1st thing I see after I open the inner carton.

 

[Guest]

Your manual is not glossy.  None of the Corsair PSU manuals are glossy.

 

And the manual itself not only prevents a "ding" from reviewers (and since most people don't READ reviews and only the summary page so they may not know that the score is not a perfect 10 because of something stupid like lack of manual), but keeps Amazon at bay.  When  someone RMA's a product, they tend to turn off your SKU, typically because of lack of documentation.  Not that it actually matters to the functionality of the product, but in Amazon's eyes, lack of documentation is the #1 reason people return their product.

 

The multiple languages are required in many cases in that if you put a manual in English, you have to do certain other languages in certain regions.  Typically not by law, but by the retailer.  In many regions, we even find that if we put something in English on the box and not in another language, the distributor will put a big sticker in their native language on the box.

 

But yeah... That manual is cheap.  About 30 cents.  The 24-pin connector alone costs that much, never mind one with a jumper wire installed.

 

[comicsansms]

11 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

Your manual is not glossy.  None of the Corsair PSU manuals are glossy.

Okay, glossy is probably not the right adjective. Magazine finish? Doesn't matter anyway, just seems like a premium expense that is unneeded, however, brand image is key, isn't it?

11 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

but keeps Amazon at bay.  When  someone RMA's a product, they tend to turn off your SKU, typically because of lack of documentation.  Not that it actually matters to the functionality of the product, but in Amazon's eyes, lack of documentation is the #1 reason people return their product.

You can RMA because you don't like that the product doesn't include a manual?

That's quite backwards, I wouldn't deem that as "Unacceptable quality", or anything else the Australian Consumer Law (Or any consumer law) would deem as reason to allow a return.

However, I guess Amazon doesn't want to damage their brand, and they have the power to force returns to the manufacturer to accept a return.

11 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

The multiple languages are required in many cases in that if you put a manual in English, you have to do certain other languages in certain regions.  Typically not by law, but by the retailer.  In many regions, we even find that if we put something in English on the box and not in another language, the distributor will put a big sticker in their native language on the box.

I shouldn't have included language as an example, so I already knew that, and understood that.

11 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

But yeah... That manual is cheap.  About 30 cents.  The 24-pin connector alone costs that much, never mind one with a jumper wire installed.

Ah, I didn't realise the booklet was soo cheap (compared with how much I thought it would cost). 

 

I'm sorry that I was a bit of a dick with that comment I made last night, it wasn't called for, or needed, or even related to the topic.

[Guest]

39 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

You can RMA because you don't like that the product doesn't include a manual?

That's quite backwards, I wouldn't deem that as "Unacceptable quality", or anything else the Australian Consumer Law (Or any consumer law) would deem as reason to allow a return.

No. That's not what I said.

 

You can return a product for ANY reason and Amazon won't ask why.  When THEY (Amazon) sees the return, the first thing they assume is that it was returned because the customer did not know how to use the product due to lack of documentation.  Then they will put the product on hold until you can provide documentation.  

 

That's why I get so pissed off when someone says, "could be the motherboard, could be the PSU.  Don't have time to troubleshoot so I'll return the PSU because Amazon will take it back with no questions asked" because the next thing that's going to hit MY inbox at Corsair is "Amazon Andon Cord Action Required / Item is Unsellable:  Kindly provide us with User Manual/Troubleshooting Guide/Instruction Manual (if available) which can be updated on the detail page for better customer understanding."