RMA PSU for that capacitor whine?

[JD]

You guys think Antec would accept an RMA for that annoying high-pitched wine?

I know it doesn't typically mean anything is wrong performance wise, but it's just extremely annoying. I've had it since June 2008 but stopped using it a while ago and got the HX850. Recently tried to sell it to a friend but he returned it back to me cause the wine was too loud.

Apparently has a 5 year warranty though, so I'd assume it's still covered. I'm just not sure it qualifies for RMA. I just don't want to send it in and then end up having to pay them a bunch of money, or worse, get back another "whiny" unit.

[BootlegUsher]

Before you can RMA it you need to tell them what the problem is to get your RMA ticket. If you explain the problem and they give you the ticket, then you should be good to go.

[fredkruge]

Yea, if it is fairly loud then it cant hurt to create an RMA asking for one, worst they'll say is 'im sorry but we cannot exchange that item for that reason'. Worth a shot though.

[Silvgearx]

Antec RMA is freaking awesome. Should be no problem. Since were Canadian they will redirect you to sent it within Canada.

[Zero82z]

Yes, they will allow you to RMA it for that. And it is coil whine, not capacitor whine. Capacitors almost never whine, and when they do, it is a sign of imminent failure.

[JD]

Originally Posted by 5ILVgeARX

Antec RMA is freaking awesome. Should be no problem. Since were Canadian they will redirect you to sent it within Canada.

Awesome. That's good to hear.

Originally Posted by Zero82z

Yes, they will allow you to RMA it for that. And it is coil whine, not capacitor whine. Capacitors almost never whine, and when they do, it is a sign of imminent failure.

My mistake. Always forget what it's called exactly. However I plugged it into a s939 AMD system from ages ago, and it was totally silent...

Guess I need to put more load on it though. I'll have to wire it into my PC and make sure it's still noisy before attempting the RMA.

[BrainEater]

Coil whine is easy to fix yourself.

Get some acrylic conformal coating and apply to all the coils.Problem solved.

I just did this to a motherboard , thing is perfectly silent now.

[Zero82z]

Originally Posted by BrainEater

Coil whine is easy to fix yourself.

Get some acrylic conformal coating and apply to all the coils.Problem solved.

I just did this to a motherboard , thing is perfectly silent now.

It would be a bit stupid to do that with a PSU that is still under warranty.

[BrainEater]

Feh !

No-one will ever know.

It's a 5 min job , and you can easily remove the 'warantee void' sticker.

If you want to wait for 4-6 weeks , fine don't listen to me , RMA it....waste of postage if you ask me.

Coil whine on anything is a result of cheap/poor construction on the coils.They are supposed to be properly varnished . Another example of 'cheapest-wins'.

[Silvgearx]

Not at all, I sent in a PSU to Ontario and got it back in 1 week time. Considering I am located in rural Alberta.

They sent it back with UPS and these rock in my location.