Ted, a "smell" is more likely to be a capacitor or coil/transformer that overheated, or transistor, etc. Usually the fuse in a PC power supply isn't going to make much of a smell. Most of the time these fuses are hard wired into the PCB of the power supply, and replacing them is more of a pain that just "popping them out" if they are the clip-in type. If they are the latter, they are easy to replace. Due to the smell though, I would think that if you have a blown fuse, it will probably blow again due to a bad component.
You don't mention the make/model of the PC or if it's custom built, or what type of supply it is. If this an ATX supply, you have to hook it back up the mobo in order to test it (unless you happen to have an ATX tester). If it's AT, you can turn it on without hooking it back up to the mobo. If it's a custom built PC without a proprietary supply and a typical case, any standard ATX (or AT if it's AT) will work. If it's a name brand PC, you're more than likely are going to have get an exact replacement from the maker because most of those type power supplies are "oddball" and proprietary. You don't say what type of CPU it is, so if you can use any typical type power supply, you need to be sure it's P4 or Athlon approved if you have a P4 or Athlon CPU. (I can't receive your posts, so if you reply I won't be able to see it). -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ted: It is possible that the power supply was overloaded by a short somewhere in the tower. Thus the smell for a week. While the power supply is no doubt compromised by any overloading, its final refusal to turn on might be due to a blown fuse. Disconnect the power supply from the main board and other components, replace the fuse and see if the supply will turn on without an increase in the electrical smell, before going to the trouble of replacing it. Wally On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 05:59:12 -0500 "Ted Mozer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have not opened it up yet to confirm, but I am 99% sure my older > Micro > tower is not coming on because the power supply has died (I have > been > smelling an "electrical" type odor for a week or so). While > replacing > it is not a big deal (I have replaced several in other computers > over > the years), determining the correct replacement is. Especially > trying > to do so on-line. Not only do I have to match (or exceed) the > power > requirements, but it also has to physically fit into the tower.... > > Does anyone know of any sites that will match a power supply with a > computer's make and model??? ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
