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Syklis Green |
Desktop Power Supply Outside of the case?
I'm thinking of trying something with case fans, for my laptop, a custom cooler. I don't have any experience with electricity and wiring or anything- and not wanting to start a fire or kill myself either, I thought about using a desktop power supply.
So I was wondering if I can just take a desktop power supply out of the case and not have it be a potential for disaster. How ya doing, buddy? |
yes, probably, as long as you don't drop it or disassemble it.
...though pc power supplies are rather big.... so it'd be a rather large custom cooler. maybe you could get a microatx one, something weak like 200w. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
It's much like taking out any other part in a PC. It's just much more involved. The only thing is you'll have to remember where every connection goes so when the PC comes back on, everything will work.
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Syklis Green |
Yeah after looking for a while I have seen plenty of photos of the psu running outside the case. So I'm not so worried. I did see some smaller ones for a shuttle, so if all goes well I may pick up one of those.
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
I've seen a whole PC ran without a case, which is fine, as long as it doesn't interfere with other electronics (most notably an AM/FM radio).
How ya doing, buddy? |
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
FELIPE NO |
I don't think there's too big a risk of that unless you were to touch the motherboard right after generating a lot of static electricity. (The power/reset buttons could easily be mounted on a part of the closet away from the parts.)
...unless static electricity can spontaneously travel through the air without a true cause. (I would imagine that putting such a... closet PC on an uncarpeted floor would help too.) What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
That's true, but you wouldn't want your friends coming in and being like, "Whoa, sweet computer, I'd better touch it. Oh it turned off."
Jam it back in, in the dark. |
With a unsecured power supply, make sure none of the metal parts come in contact with the chasis to your PC. I had the power supply button connection do that once, it not only killed the PC, but also shorted an entire outlet as well.
How ya doing, buddy? |
Friends don't let friends use ESD! This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
I was speaking idiomatically. |
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
FELIPE NO |
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
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