Resellers are the absolute worst. It might not be a problem now in bigger countries with an abundant supply but in smaller countries it's just impossible to get decent stuff at reasonable prices. What do these resellers do? Visit local auction sites and buy up everything at a higher price and sell …

Now that's a rare hardware you got there,nice job!

I managed to get another PSU of the exact same model so I decided to go "all the way" on this one. First I washed it under water and scrubbed the panel with a toothbrush. Applied a little dish detergent too. It didn't do much in regard to the smell so I took it completely apart and dunked each part …

Thanks for the replies. Are detergents like baking soda or vinegar safe to use? That's probably the only thing that gets this smell out. I left it outside for the night to air it out but the smell is the same so I need something more effective. I'll dry it on the radiator for a few days.

Other than the smell it's completely fine so I'll just clean it and air it out, not much else I can do. Thanks.

It was fairly clean but I'll clean it anyway. I only have this PSU, no other parts of the original PC. As you can see there is that white glue everywhere they used to keep the parts in place. That could be the culprit, I don't know. Everything else seems intact and the smell is so strong that it's …

Hello I have a Hipro HP-M1554F3P (IBM 00NN7687) power supply I got for free. The moment it arrived I noticed that it smells like it was rescued from fire. The usual electronic burn. I tested it anyway and it runs stable. I tested voltages under load, all good. I opened it to find the burned parts …