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Wasted $80 on a refurbished power supply that died after 3 weeks
Grabbed a supposedly tested unit from a random online seller, system wouldn't even post yesterday, has anyone else had bad luck with those cheap refurbished parts from eBay?
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joseph9322d agoTop Commenter
no warning at all" yeah that's the thing with power supplies, they're like old light bulbs. one minute they work, next minute they don't. I had a similar thing happen with a used microwave I bought off Facebook Marketplace. looked fine, worked for two weeks, then just stopped heating stuff. no sparks, no noise, nothing. just cold leftovers. the seller told me it was "tested" too. I think with electronics, especially power supplies, the test is just plugging it in and seeing if the fan spins. nobody actually puts a load on it or checks the voltage ripple or anything. that's why I always buy PSUs new now. even a cheap new one beats a "tested" used one.
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