1) Yes, if the electrolytics are shorted, that could certainly do it. I
had a PC that died from precisely that. A friend helped diagnose it by
siccing a "constant current" power supply onto the bare board, which
vaporized a couple of shorted caps. He then helped me solder in
replacements.
2) Yes, they can be replaced /if/ they're regular components that solder
into holes in the PCB (not surface mount jobs).
3) No, it would be unethical (at best) to return the power supply for a
refund, after it's been used AND POSSIBLY DAMAGED by the short. Keep it
as a spare or trade/sell it (after confirming that it's still good).
Adam wrote:
So my questions are: Could the problem be those two slightly bulging
capacitors? If so, would I probably be able to replace them with just
an ordinary soldering iron? Could I try to reassemble the original
power supply and return the new one for a refund, or is that something
for experts only?
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