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Repairing PSUs - Stories and resources
I'm wondering if anyone has stories or resources about repairing bad power supplies. Most people treat their PSUs like they're disposable, but with some experience with a soldering iron and a multimeter I'd bet common PSU problems can be remedied easily! I expect most problems boil down to a single bad component (which could be replaced for under $1).
Naturally, it was a bad power supply that got me thinking of this in the first place. Specifically, it's a ThermalTake Silent Purepower 450 W. Disconnected from the computer the DC output voltages are spot on, but connecting the 24 pin powercord to the motherboard lowers the output voltages by ~20% (way out of range for the computer to run). Connecting more components continues to lower the output voltages. Sounds like a fixable problem to me, but I couldn't find much help in google searches.