GCN Gamecube PSU buzzing noise

[Phenj]

My gamecube PSU makes buzzing noise when it's turned off, when i turn the console on, the buzzing goes away. Why is that?

 

[Shadow#1]

My gamecube PSU makes buzzing noise when it's turned off, when i turn the console on, the buzzing goes away. Why is that?

Comparators going bad

 

[Phenj]

Comparators going bad

Uhm, don't know how much bad is that. Explanation?

 

[Shadow#1]

Uhm, don't know how much bad is that. Explanation?

Buy another thats how bad it is

 

[MrCokeacola]

Uhm, don't know how much bad is that. Explanation?

The PSU should stop working by the time anything catastrophic happens if it's an official Nintendo one. Keep using it until you can't stand the noise anymore then get a new one.

 

[Phenj]

The PSU should stop working by the time anything catastrophic happens if it's an official Nintendo one. Keep using it until you can't stand the noise anymore then get a new one.

It's not official...

 

[Deleted member 435036]

Comparators going bad

Do you mean capacitors?

 

[Shadow#1]

Do you mean capacitors?

I blame that on my phone's word correct

 

[MrCokeacola]

It's not official...

Enjoy your house fire OP. RIP.

 

[Phenj]

Enjoy your house fire OP. RIP.

LOL.
Nah, i've just throwed the PSU away,

 

[MrCokeacola]

LOL.
Nah, i've just throwed the PSU away,

May I ask how long your PSU lasted? I've been wanting to get a cheap 10 dollar Chinese PSU as I only have 1 power brick for my 3 Gamecubes.

 

[supersega]

It's either coils or caps going bad. If caps do go bad (typical in high-heat), they will filter less and less noise and keep buzzing until the capacitor is dried up. You can take it apart and recap it if you'd like, it's not a hard job.

 

[Shadow#1]

It's either coils or caps going bad. If caps do go bad (typical in high-heat), they will filter less and less noise and keep buzzing until the capacitor is dried up. You can take it apart and recap it if you'd like, it's not a hard job.

Fuck recapping 3rd party crap better to just buy an official PSU

 

[supersega]

Fuck recapping 3rd party crap better to just buy an official PSU

The components may be absolute junk, but a board design is a board design...

 

[The Real Jdbye]

The components may be absolute junk, but a board design is a board design...

No guarantees about the board design either, cheapo power supplies are often missing important safety components and don't have enough separation between the high voltage and low voltage side, and those are a part of the board design itself.

 

[YOUCANTSTOPME]

Why do 3rd party PSUs have to be so sketchy? It shouldn't be so difficult to obtain a PSU that isn't a fire hazard.

 

[Shadow#1]

Why do 3rd party PSUs have to be so sketchy? It shouldn't be so difficult to obtain a PSU that isn't a fire hazard.

Cost

 

[Anxiety_timmy]

Cost

What he said, And dont buy anything like that below 10$

 

[barronwaffles]

If you're not keen on using another 3rd party adapter and can't find a reasonably priced official one you can always just swap the connector on a Wii power brick - those tend to sell for next to nothing.

 

[IC]

You could probably also just get a good standard 12V power supply and make an adapter or solder the correct cable to it