Is a faulty power supply worth anything?

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Recently a power supply of mine became faulty and i replaced it with one i
wasn't using from another case.
The problem was the that fan did not turn from boot up, and when i manually
started it turning it did not keep a high enough speed to keep the power
supply cool.

The spec of the power supply is

Eagle
Model no: DR-A300ATX
ATX 300W Switching Power Supply
V.2.03 +12V For Pentium 4

+5V & +3.3V COMBINED 160W TOTAL OUTPUT 300W

Specifications Model No. DR-A300ATX AC Input 115V/230V, 8A/4A, 60/50Hz
Maximum Output Power 300W DC Output +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -5V, -12V, +5VSB

Pentium 4 Ready Single ball bearing fan special design Monitor AC and DC
output Short circuit & thermal overload cut-off protection Certified by UL,
CB, CE, TUV, and FCC


Is it worth anything to anyone to sell?
 
Not worth a carrot I should think - but...... one mans junk IS another mas
treasure I suppose.

Regards

Dave
 
JP said:
Recently a power supply of mine became faulty and i replaced it with one i
wasn't using from another case.
The problem was the that fan did not turn from boot up, and when i manually
started it turning it did not keep a high enough speed to keep the power
supply cool.
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You can buy a new fan and solder in the leads. It depends how much you value
your time whether it is worth it or not. You can buy case fans for about a
quid that will do the job I guess. Please read posts about dangers or
therwise of opening up a PSU.
 
Recently a power supply of mine became faulty and i replaced it with one i
wasn't using from another case.
The problem was the that fan did not turn from boot up, and when i manually
started it turning it did not keep a high enough speed to keep the power
supply cool.

The spec of the power supply is

Eagle
Model no: DR-A300ATX
ATX 300W Switching Power Supply
V.2.03 +12V For Pentium 4

+5V & +3.3V COMBINED 160W TOTAL OUTPUT 300W

Specifications Model No. DR-A300ATX AC Input 115V/230V, 8A/4A, 60/50Hz
Maximum Output Power 300W DC Output +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -5V, -12V, +5VSB

Pentium 4 Ready Single ball bearing fan special design Monitor AC and DC
output Short circuit & thermal overload cut-off protection Certified by UL,
CB, CE, TUV, and FCC


Is it worth anything to anyone to sell?
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Otherwise known as "Deer", it wouldn't even be worth the time to drive it
to someone or cost to ship if it were free. The fan is crap too, which
you already found out... not worth reusing.

The whole thing has value of about $0.20 (There are 4 fan screws worth
salvaging).
 
kony said:
Otherwise known as "Deer", it wouldn't even be worth the time to drive it
to someone or cost to ship if it were free. The fan is crap too, which
you already found out... not worth reusing.
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I had a deer psu that actually melted itself when the crappy fan stopped.
 
JP said:
The problem was the that fan did not turn from boot up, and
when i manually started it turning it did not keep a high
enough speed to keep the power supply cool.
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Eagle
Model no: DR-A300ATX
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Is it worth anything to anyone to sell?
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Eagle and the "DR" in the model number indicate that it was made by
Deer, one of the worst PSU makers in the world. So it's worth
something only to people who know how to fix or modify PSUs and who
can't find junked PSUs in any dumpster, but even bad PSUs usually have
good quality parts inside them.

The fan may just have a dried out sleeve bearing that needs a drop of
sewing machine oil (not WD-40 or silicone spray), but if the ball
bearing in front has seized, it's gone.
 
cut the wires out and use them for DMM testing leads by attaching some
aligator clips. You might play around with the fan, but it is a junko.
 
Zebedee said:
A power supply contains a good amount of copper and the steel (junk). The
copper will be worth salvaging and selling - maybe there's a local recycling
charity?

--
Yours

Zebedee

(Claiming asylum in an attempt
to escape paying his debts to
Dougal and Florence)
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Thanks for all the replies everyone, I'll just throw it out then, I can't be
arsed salvaging it. It's off to scrap, any last offers
 
The fan may just have a dried out sleeve bearing that needs a drop of
sewing machine oil (not WD-40 or silicone spray), but if the ball
bearing in front has seized, it's gone.
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I save also fans like that if "rattling" to much:
the heavy motor Lithium grease too much filled on the bearing under
brand sticker ...

some caps also can be used to repair MoBo´s bulged & leaking ones too
 
JP typed:
Thanks for all the replies everyone, I'll just throw it out then, I
can't be arsed salvaging it. It's off to scrap, any last offers
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Is it your mains voltage 220 or 230 volts? if so, does PSU have 110/230
voltage selector? If so, you can set it to 110, plug it into 230 and you
have nice little loud firecracker. Just....you better get long wires and
stand aside - just in case...
 
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