Ok I know what a PSU is now. Is that smell coming out of there toxic? On Oct 17, 5:21 pm, cheryl <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the PSU and where is it located in the machine? I'm not a > techie, sorry! > > On Oct 17, 5:08 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > You guys will think I'm nuts but here goes. My Quicksilver 2002 has a > > > smell coming out of it. It doesn't smell like it's burning but it's > > > definitely not normal. I've cleaned it with canned air and vacuumed it > > > and I'm using it now. The smell is there but I can't find anything > > > hot, I don't see any smoke. It's coming straight out of the exhaust > > > fan. Right now I'm running it with the case open so I can keep an eye > > > on it. Any ideas as to what it could be? > > > Bad caps in the PSU. > > > Alas, these are not easily replaced. > > > Replacements, when available, are usually rated 85 C, whereas the > > originals are usually rated 105 C.
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