Strange smell coming from psu

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Tagilso
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Strange smell coming from psu

Post by Tagilso »

Hi DC fellows!
I noticed that my psu has a strange smell: it's not like burnt, but more similar to old electronics. It gets stronger when the power supply heats up during the usage but I can definitely notice it also when it is cold.
The console is working as expected and I have also removed the 12v regulator since I've attached a gdemu.
Any idea what might cause it?
Is it dangerous?

Tagilso
noob
Posts: 3

Re: Strange smell coming from psu

Post by Tagilso »

for anyone interested, after a psu recap and pcb cleaning with IPA, the smell seems gone.

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fafadou
Leonard Nimoy
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Re: Strange smell coming from psu

Post by fafadou »

For me, it's not dangerous.
Enjoy your Dreamcast :-)

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