I was looking into a fanless solution this weekend with an old 300Watt ATXer, so I took it apart, and took the PCB off its mounts to see about HS removal & replacement. After fooling around with it for a bit, I become alarmed that I've broken something, so I place the board back on it's mounts (w/o screwing it on ), and plug it in a test bed.
Powers up fine. I get distracted, and start to test some old HD's for bad sectors, jostleing the whole thing (includeing the open PSU) around a bit, and after the second or third time I've jumbled it, it refuses to start. I just keep pushing the power button thinking "EH!?!" So I lean a little closer in to see the PSU (open), and as I'm leaning in
!!!!POP!!!!, a HUGE spark comes off the board, as well as the obvious popping noise, and a small amount of smoke. With my face >a foot.5 away from it.
So anyway, after I'd got that heart attack under control, I check the fuse box to find that I'd thrown THREE 20 amp lines, lined up in a row. Don't ask how, I've got no idea.
I figured the board must have come off it's mounts, and all the soldering at the bottom touched through the steel caseing. Funny thing is, it works great. Not a problem.
So my question: Is this bad? What'd I break? And will it come back to haunt me.
TIA!!!!
Powers up fine. I get distracted, and start to test some old HD's for bad sectors, jostleing the whole thing (includeing the open PSU) around a bit, and after the second or third time I've jumbled it, it refuses to start. I just keep pushing the power button thinking "EH!?!" So I lean a little closer in to see the PSU (open), and as I'm leaning in
!!!!POP!!!!, a HUGE spark comes off the board, as well as the obvious popping noise, and a small amount of smoke. With my face >a foot.5 away from it.
So anyway, after I'd got that heart attack under control, I check the fuse box to find that I'd thrown THREE 20 amp lines, lined up in a row. Don't ask how, I've got no idea.
I figured the board must have come off it's mounts, and all the soldering at the bottom touched through the steel caseing. Funny thing is, it works great. Not a problem.
So my question: Is this bad? What'd I break? And will it come back to haunt me.
TIA!!!!