Testing a Used Power Supply: Will It Work or Smoke?

[@Putin-Huylo-Maloe]

Good NEW PS. 😂

[@pmcgee003]

I dunno about this move away from the traditional 'see / sniff smoke' quality testing. 😅

[@codegearguru]

You can pick up much with the smell of things, it's a surprisingly good diagnostic tool.

[@Alberts_Kviesis]

If there is no dust inside this Corsair PSU and the capacitors are healthy, there should be no problems for the next 30 years

[@AlexanderGrotewohl]

yeah, except for known-bad models (you can always check that huge power supply rating list) .. people even recycle them for desktop power supplies, to run car stereos in their home, and other things because they're reliable..

[@codegearguru]

It looked surprisingly clean inside, yes, a good sign.

[@Alberts_Kviesis]

@@AlexanderGrotewohl I do not believe that there are mass critical comments about the power supply units (800 W and more) of these manufacturers - Corsair, Sea Sonic, FSP, Antec..