Question is this PSU leaking or not?

[teaisyumfan]

My friend gave me his old CorsairVS450 after my PSU unexpectedly died. He told me to clean it first and this is what I found.

https://imgur.com/a/7EK53dW

View: https://imgur.com/a/7EK53dW


It looks like brownish glue. I don't know if it's normal like the white goop. I checked all the capacitors and none of them are bulged, browned, or leaking.

I'm so sorry about the dust. I figured I should check if it's safe first before cleaning it.

 

[Lutfij]

How old is that PSU? What is it powering in your system?

Best list the specs to you build like so:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:

Including the old PSU you had in the system. It might also help us understand what the VS450 you have underwent if we knew the specs to your friends system.

 

[teaisyumfan]

He bought it brand new and used it to power an i3-2120 +4gb ram + hdd + low end gpu for 3 years before he upgraded. It sat around for about 6 months in his storage then gave it to me. He told me it was still working when he stopped using it.

I know this PSU is capable of handling my build. I'm just worried about what I saw inside since I'm pretty clueless about the internal workings of a PSU.

 

[ConanLock]

It looks like hot glue. Keeps everything stuck in place without risking shorting or damaging it. I believe it is fine...

 

[jonnyguru]

Capacitors leak, not toroid coil inductors. ;-)

It's glue.

 

[AllanGH]

Yup....high-temp glue.