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  1. Tanbam

    Tanbam Member

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    When my printer is cold and I first turn it on, my power supply fan makes a terrible noise. I used to be able to turn it off and on a couple of times and it would eventually quiet down, but now I need to resort to banging on it. Obviously, this is just going to keep getting worse.

    I need to pull the power supply out to replace the fan, but I don't know how to get to it. I opened the bottom (didn't take the top off completely yet) but didn't see any screws holding it in. I didn't want to start prying on it too much.

    How does the supply come out?
     
    #1 Tanbam, Feb 8, 2015
  2. Mike Kelly

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    It's held in with friction. Just takes a lot of prying and force.
     
    #2 Mike Kelly, Feb 8, 2015
  3. Tanbam

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    That's what I was afraid of. I don't want to mar my chassis, if I can help it.

    Maybe I'll just leave it on all of the time!
     
    #3 Tanbam, Feb 8, 2015
  4. Mike Glass

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    Mine was noisy for awhile, blew it out with air, hasn't made a sound all weekend.
     
    #4 Mike Glass, Feb 9, 2015
  5. Ziggy

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    The power supply can be removed by gently prising it out using a large flat bladed scewdriver. Move the PS a few millimeters then ease each of the plastic lugs back by hand. Then prise it further a few mms and keep doing that until it comes out. It's easier to put back and much easier to get out next time.
     
    #5 Ziggy, Feb 9, 2015
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