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Fake PFC coil
- Thread starter quadcore
- Start date
rofl
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- Euroland, Denmark
Is that the hantol you pulled out your rig?
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Sadly this started happening a couple of years ago. Because we all know that heavier power supplies use better components right?
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At least it's nothing new, lol. This is why you research before purchasing.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/blog/Hantol-PSU-Fake-PFC-Made-of-Cement/220
http://www.pcpop.com/doc/0/294/294565_all.shtml
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/blog/Hantol-PSU-Fake-PFC-Made-of-Cement/220
http://www.pcpop.com/doc/0/294/294565_all.shtml
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Should put it back together and send it to Oklahoma Wolf for "Review"
I just happened to look through your previous posts to find what you were referencing above. Anyone else curious? http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=445933&page=252
I also wonder if this is the cause of your grounding noise/issue?
I also wonder if this is the cause of your grounding noise/issue?
OP
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Thanks for the concern,wish it was but no,its a matter of a non grounded wall plug.
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What I'm wondering is, how much money does that save over an actual coil? I mean, a solid chunk of metal like that can't be THAT much cheaper...
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That's crazy....
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It isn't a solid chunk of metal, its a solid chunk of concrete.
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The ironic thing is that PFC does little or no good for home use machines in the US. Therefore, if the rest of the PSU was good quality (it won't be), fake PFC would actually be better than real PFC.
I have read that in commercial applications, PFC only nets a savings if the PFC stage itself is at least 95% efficient. That's generally the case at 240V and 208V, but generally not at 120V.
I have read that in commercial applications, PFC only nets a savings if the PFC stage itself is at least 95% efficient. That's generally the case at 240V and 208V, but generally not at 120V.
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One Chinese electrical engineer wrote that management was fanatical about cutting costs and cared almost nothing about anything else.
I have a USB 2.0 hub where segments of solder were melted only at the ends, probably because it was cheaper than melting the segments entirely.
