View Full Version : So, there was a dead geko in my psu, and i found something else that was interesting
cirthix
04-23-2007, 02:53 AM
naturally, i took it apart to remove the corpse, but i found something that ocz really should have taken care of: no insulating material between the grounded case and the power receptacle board. there's about 2-3mm of air-gap between the casing and live ac input. if i bumped the psu when it was on or dented it otherwise, or like this poor gecko, something got between the two, there's a serious risk for a short. There's a sheet of plastic on the side of the metal |_| piece of the case, as there normally is on psus, but this is a far more important spot. I put a small piece of cardboard between the two to avoid any future problems on mine, but this really should have been taken care of at the factory. Just as a psa: don't put force on your powerstream's case near the back by the power plug, it might short the ac input. This is the second time a geko has crawled in my psu and died :( (no, i'm not blaming ocz for this, it's common, gekos like warm places at night, any power supply will do).
EnJoY
04-23-2007, 09:01 AM
Wow...I thought this was a joke, but wow. How did he get in with the fan going?
cirthix
04-23-2007, 10:28 PM
Wow...I thought this was a joke, but wow. How did he get in with the fan going?
they don't, they crawl in when it's off but still nice and warm, and they usually don't come back out :eek:
Thrilla
04-23-2007, 11:00 PM
I live in the north lol... no bugs or reptiles here =P
but good idea, with all these mesh PSU, it's easier to dent them when dropped on the ground or something, shorting out a capacitor or two.
EnJoY
04-24-2007, 08:31 AM
Where do you live that Gecko's are roaming freely around your home?
Sorry Cirthix, i`m having trouble not laughing at the situation :S
If its a common occurance, what about putting fine mesh over the blow-holes?
Boogotop
04-24-2007, 09:43 AM
we want pic!!!!
Movieman
04-24-2007, 09:47 AM
Where do you live that Gecko's are roaming freely around your home?
He lives in Hawaii I beleive.
Sparky
04-24-2007, 12:34 PM
:eek: You killed Geico's mascot :(
nn_step
04-24-2007, 12:39 PM
:eek: You killed Geico's mascot :(
thank god
Spawne32
04-24-2007, 10:52 PM
wow i just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to this thread :lol: :lol:
NickS
04-25-2007, 09:27 AM
wow i just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to this thread :lol: :lol:
LOL. That made me literally laugh out loud in the middle of architecture class.
andyOCZ
04-25-2007, 03:12 PM
The best I can say is that we no longer make the PowerStream Adjustable PSU line and that we have never had an issue with dented cases causing a short or any other shorting/gorunding issue with that product. It was overall very reliable and trouble free.
Thanks for the input though.
nn_step
04-25-2007, 03:37 PM
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Movieman
04-25-2007, 03:39 PM
LOL. That made me literally laugh out loud in the middle of architecture class.
same here! But better finding it there than in your shorts!
Spawne32
04-25-2007, 09:53 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/nn_step2/worthless.gif
http://www.lazyforums.net/uploadfiles/GEICO_Logo.jpg
andyOCZ
04-25-2007, 10:09 PM
Oh man!
dinos22
04-25-2007, 10:16 PM
WHAT?
NO pics :( :D
cirthix
04-26-2007, 11:12 PM
lol at the responses! sorry guys, my parents have the camera, and they're on vacation. do you really want to see pics of a dried out gecko corpse? lol
oh, and there seems to be some confusion. the psu still works great, and always has, it's the gecko that bit the dust. movieman's right, i do live in Hawaii :P
@tony, good to hear that it wasn't a problem. if it was, i'm sure you would have done something about it :)
dinos22
04-27-2007, 02:25 AM
lol at the responses! sorry guys, my parents have the camera, and they're on vacation. do you really want to see pics of a dried out gecko corpse? lol)
i'll get this one boys
YES!!! :D
Brother Esau
04-28-2007, 05:08 PM
He lives in Hawaii I beleive.
Ya I used to live on the Big Island as well as O'ahu and Hawii is crawling with little green dudes.
andyOCZ
04-29-2007, 10:41 PM
Ya I used to live on the Big Island as well as O'ahu and Hawii is crawling with little green dudes.
I was in Tahiti a few years back and saw geckos crawling all over the walls of a house we visited. Many of them were tiny little guys.