Power Supply Build Quality Pictorial/Discussion

[shovenose]

Unforunately that is only too true!

[duckula]

Look at the tiny primary capacitor of the FSP AX-360HHN 300W power supply.

Please refrain from scorning at that 120uf OST because you are not always lucky enough to get a 120uf main cap. Sometimes it turns out to be a Capxon 100uf cap. FSP is a big PSU manufacturer which just doesn't behave the way it should behave.

[shovenose]

Excuse my language, but what a fucking sick joke of a capacitor.

[duckula]

sorry for the joke if it bothers you.

Internal shot of the Huntkey HK500-AP 400W power supply. Half-bridge topology plus active PFC.

[c_hegge]

@Duckula, If I can't scorn at the PFC capacitor, can I scorn at the tiny heat sinks?

btw, I think shovenose meant that the capacitor itself was a joke. He wasn't bashing your joke.

[rulycat]

In that FSP, the capacitor is less than half the size silkscreened!!

[shovenose]

sorry for the joke if it bothers you.

Internal shot of the Huntkey HK500-AP 400W power supply. Half-bridge topology plus active PFC.

I meant the capacitor was a joke lol. Not insulting you

[duckula]

I meant the capacitor was a joke lol. Not insulting you

OK. Sorry, I took it wrong. I thought I made some terrible mistakes (like poor sentence structure, improper phrase, etc. "Turn out to be..." is the 1st suspect. I think I used it wrong. ) again. . Well, no insulting was taken though.
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@Duckula, If I can't scorn at the PFC capacitor, can I scorn at the tiny heat sinks?

Typical FSP stylish heat sinks.

[duckula]

Internal shot of the Thermaltake ToughPower XT 575W 80plus bronze compliant PSU. I think its real manufacturer is CWT. I'm not sure which exact platform it is based on though.

BTW, how come the +12V output capacity of this PSU is slightly higher than its total power?

[c_hegge]

lol at the label. I really do with that thermaltake would use japanese caps in their higher end PSUs. I've never seen a thermaltake with anything better than teapo. At least they don't use fuhjyyu.