+ Going to a friend's house tonight for a party. HOORAY!! Just hope that I don't get so drunk cuz i have to drive 2 hours round trip total from the hotel.
- I wrote an e-mail to a game developer called Mediocre (most famous for creating Smash Hit) regarding a problem I have with not being able to restore my Premium purchase even though I bought it and they still haven't answered that e-mail after 3 DAYS of sending it.
+ got an old Win98 machine
– no more 98 machine: screen turned black and power supply started emitting a lingering burning stench so I quickly unplugged it
+/- Perhaps the machine shorted out?
- EIther way that sucks to hear, considering how much you like older Windows machines. I wish I had a 98 machine too tbh.
Steo wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 3:55 pm
+ At least in that case, another PSU would fix it.
– I didn’t have a spare AT PSU tho. Also, I didn’t wanna risk frying another PSU if the board itself or something else was the culprit.
The Jonster wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 2:37 pm
+/- Perhaps the machine shorted out?
Nah, only the power supply died.
The Jonster wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 2:37 pm
- EIther way that sucks to hear, considering how much you like older Windows machines. I wish I had a 98 machine too tbh.
Sucks indeed. It annoyed me. I seem to have no luck with such stuff.
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+ On a side note, I tried out a 12-string acoustic today!
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Steo wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 3:55 pm
+ At least in that case, another PSU would fix it.
– I didn’t have a spare AT PSU tho. Also, I didn’t wanna risk frying another PSU if the board itself or something else was the culprit.
The only other thing I can think of is how the old PSU's had a switch on the back to toggle between US and European voltage, though I'm guessing you would have checked that anyway.
Steo wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:28 pm
The only other thing I can think of is how the old PSU's had a switch on the back to toggle between US and European voltage, though I'm guessing you would have checked that anyway.
Yeah, I did check it and it was set properly (i.e. 220V). (Could it be due to Slovakia using 230V?)
Also, just in case, there were no loud bangs, just a sudden smell of burning electronics.
Steo wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:28 pm
The only other thing I can think of is how the old PSU's had a switch on the back to toggle between US and European voltage, though I'm guessing you would have checked that anyway.
Yeah, I did check it and it was set properly (i.e. 220V). (Could it be due to Slovakia using 230V?)
Also, just in case, there were no loud bangs, just a sudden smell of burning electronics.
That should be ok, Ireland has 230v and those PSU's with 220 written on them still work. If none of the internal cables had been shorting or the insulation had melted away etc., then I'd assume it's just due to the PSU's age that the components have degraded over time.
Steo wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:13 pm
If none of the internal cables had been shorting or the insulation had melted away etc., then I'd assume it's just due to the PSU's age that the components have degraded over time.
Yeah that’s the most likely cause of the PSU smelling.
Another reason might’ve been a cheap lower-quality PSU.
