Is that a right way to hold the PSU on rig?

[rizabbasi]

Hi,

Just want to know if its a right practice to fix brackets on PSU sides as in image. I have put two more brackets on the opposite side of the PSU. Here is the picture:



I have wrapped white electrical tape on the aluminium brackets in order avoid scratches on PSU.

Related question: Does PSU gets that hot that it can melt the electrical tape?

Thanking you in anticipation.

Regards,

Rizwan

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[alienmoney]

brackets are good, the psu doesn't that hot like melt the tape.

[Cereberus]

It depends on how much load you put to the PSU however Corsair is my favorite brand when it comes to PSU-s, I have different 5 -GPU rigs that are all powered by Corsair RM1000i and are running from January , almost 1 year now without problems. However if you load your PSU to the max and put it in a place where there is lots of heat there is a small chance that it can become really hot but I don't know if it will become as hot as to melt the electrical tape. So I guess you are good to go.

[emoji00]

Hi,

Just want to know if its a right practice to fix brackets on PSU sides as in image. I have put two more brackets on the opposite side of the PSU. Here is the picture:



I have wrapped white electrical tape on the aluminium brackets in order avoid scratches on PSU.

Related question: Does PSU gets that hot that it can melt the electrical tape?

Thanking you in anticipation.

Regards,

Rizwan

Just make sure the ventilation is efffective.

[OLDARH]

If I were in your place, I would worry about using wood in the construction. From the elevated temperature it will become very dry and can ignite in case of unsuccessful confluence of circumstances.

[Chan8]

That is fine. Putting brackets there to hold the psu in place. I dont see any issues with that at all. I have some my psu sideways, or held in place by acouple of wood also. They dont get that hot really, or atleast hot enough to melt anything.  Damn you can hang them upside down or hanging off zip ties. Probably wouldnt be an issue also.

[Palmerson]

If I were in your place, I would worry about using wood in the construction. From the elevated temperature it will become very dry and can ignite in case of unsuccessful confluence of circumstances.

The ignition temperature of wood 160-170 degrees Celsius. If anything in the rig warms up above 100 degrees it will destroy the tower faster than you can light up the tree. I have 5 rigs and all I made the frame out of wood. They work for over 2 years and no problems. It seems to me that you need to follow in order next to the tower was not flammable objects.

[orcvoin]

It's a good idea to fix the power supplies in this way, I'll take a note. As for heating, from the personal experience, good blocks are slightly warm only in the lower part under the power elements. Of course, the heating of the unit depends on the load and ventilation in the room, but it is impossible to burn the adjacent tape that way.

[QuintLeo]

I would drill holes in those brackets, put them on the END of the power supply, and screw the PS into the bracket for a SOLID "hold it in place" - optimally with a small air space between the PS and the wood, as some PS DO get pretty hot on that side.

 I NORMALLY mount my PS on their sides though, for space reasons.

[rizabbasi]

I would drill holes in those brackets, put them on the END of the power supply, and screw the PS into the bracket for a SOLID "hold it in place" - optimally with a small air space between the PS and the wood, as some PS DO get pretty hot on that side.

 I NORMALLY mount my PS on their sides though, for space reasons.

I thought on placing sideways but is in doubt if that position would be of any harm for the PSU [my first ever time in assembling the hardware!  ]

If community suggests that its all okay for sideways then my ideal choice would be sideways.. My PSU is Corsair HX1200i.

[jillscarbrough]

Your bracket is good use wood. A Corsair have features: Over-voltage protection, under-voltage protection, and short circuit protection, over power protection, over temperature protection provide maximum safety to your critical system components.

[QuintLeo]

Power supplies don't CARE what orientation you put them in - the only component in a PC that USED to care was hard drives, MANY years back, but they eventually went to "balanced actuator" designs for speed of access reasons that also made them pretty much immune to orientation issues.

 If you look at cases, "mounted with one side up" isn't real common but certainly isn't unknown in towers, is VERY common in desktop cases, and is THE NORM in 3u and 4u rack mount cases.

[h311m4n]

Hi,

Just want to know if its a right practice to fix brackets on PSU sides as in image. I have put two more brackets on the opposite side of the PSU. Here is the picture:



I have wrapped white electrical tape on the aluminium brackets in order avoid scratches on PSU.

Related question: Does PSU gets that hot that it can melt the electrical tape?

Thanking you in anticipation.

Regards,

Rizwan

I would avoid that plastic wrap. Just put some small foam pads between your PSU and bracket if you care about scratches.

Also, don't forget that your PSU cools itself by sucking the air from underneath. Your wood pieces are blocking a rather big chunck of the air intake...

[rizabbasi]

Hi,

Just want to know if its a right practice to fix brackets on PSU sides as in image. I have put two more brackets on the opposite side of the PSU. Here is the picture:



I have wrapped white electrical tape on the aluminium brackets in order avoid scratches on PSU.

Related question: Does PSU gets that hot that it can melt the electrical tape?

Thanking you in anticipation.

Regards,

Rizwan

I would avoid that plastic wrap. Just put some small foam pads between your PSU and bracket if you care about scratches.

Also, don't forget that your PSU cools itself by sucking the air from underneath. Your wood pieces are blocking a rather big chunck of the air intake...

Hi,

If you are referring plastic wrap around the PSU then its just a temporary thing. I have wrapped electrical tape around brackets to avoid the scratches on PSU.

OK, I can raise the PSU level 1 1/2" to 2" by using these blocks:



Thanks and regards,

Rizwan

[rizabbasi]

Hi,

Just want to know if its a right practice to fix brackets on PSU sides as in image. I have put two more brackets on the opposite side of the PSU. Here is the picture:



I have wrapped white electrical tape on the aluminium brackets in order avoid scratches on PSU.

Related question: Does PSU gets that hot that it can melt the electrical tape?

Thanking you in anticipation.

Regards,

Rizwan

I would avoid that plastic wrap. Just put some small foam pads between your PSU and bracket if you care about scratches.

Also, don't forget that your PSU cools itself by sucking the air from underneath. Your wood pieces are blocking a rather big chunck of the air intake...

Hi,

If you are referring plastic wrap around the PSU then its just a temporary thing. I have wrapped electrical tape around brackets to avoid the scratches on PSU.

OK, I can raise the PSU level 1 1/2" to 2" by using these blocks:



Thanks and regards,

Rizwan

I checked the PSU, there is no air intake (i.e. no holes, the surface is plain) from the bottom side. So I guess its OK to guess place fan facing up.

One thing needs to be cleared: Does fan throws hot/warm air? Reason for asking is that the GPUs would be just above the PSU.

 

[btcneodev]

Brackets to hold PSU is a good idea, as long as you did not block the air in and air out, then it is fine.

[h311m4n]

Hi,

Just want to know if its a right practice to fix brackets on PSU sides as in image. I have put two more brackets on the opposite side of the PSU. Here is the picture:



I have wrapped white electrical tape on the aluminium brackets in order avoid scratches on PSU.

Related question: Does PSU gets that hot that it can melt the electrical tape?

Thanking you in anticipation.

Regards,

Rizwan

I would avoid that plastic wrap. Just put some small foam pads between your PSU and bracket if you care about scratches.

Also, don't forget that your PSU cools itself by sucking the air from underneath. Your wood pieces are blocking a rather big chunck of the air intake...

Hi,

If you are referring plastic wrap around the PSU then its just a temporary thing. I have wrapped electrical tape around brackets to avoid the scratches on PSU.

OK, I can raise the PSU level 1 1/2" to 2" by using these blocks:



Thanks and regards,

Rizwan

I checked the PSU, there is no air intake (i.e. no holes, the surface is plain) from the bottom side. So I guess its OK to guess place fan facing up.

One thing needs to be cleared: Does fan throws hot/warm air? Reason for asking is that the GPUs would be just above the PSU.

 

The fan sucks the air into the PSU, this is the bottom side. The grill with the power connector allows the hot air to go out.

[rizabbasi]

Hi,

Just want to know if its a right practice to fix brackets on PSU sides as in image. I have put two more brackets on the opposite side of the PSU. Here is the picture:



I have wrapped white electrical tape on the aluminium brackets in order avoid scratches on PSU.

Related question: Does PSU gets that hot that it can melt the electrical tape?

Thanking you in anticipation.

Regards,

Rizwan

I would avoid that plastic wrap. Just put some small foam pads between your PSU and bracket if you care about scratches.

Also, don't forget that your PSU cools itself by sucking the air from underneath. Your wood pieces are blocking a rather big chunck of the air intake...

Hi,

If you are referring plastic wrap around the PSU then its just a temporary thing. I have wrapped electrical tape around brackets to avoid the scratches on PSU.

OK, I can raise the PSU level 1 1/2" to 2" by using these blocks:



Thanks and regards,

Rizwan

I checked the PSU, there is no air intake (i.e. no holes, the surface is plain) from the bottom side. So I guess its OK to guess place fan facing up.

One thing needs to be cleared: Does fan throws hot/warm air? Reason for asking is that the GPUs would be just above the PSU.

 

The fan sucks the air into the PSU, this is the bottom side. The grill with the power connector allows the hot air to go out.

OK, thanks. So is it OK to place PSU having it's fan on the side preferably pointing out?

[emoji00]

Your bracket is good use wood. A Corsair have features: Over-voltage protection, under-voltage protection, and short circuit protection, over power protection, over temperature protection provide maximum safety to your critical system components.

And all that protection did not prevent one my cards "smoking" two weeks ago...