My old psu was starting to make clicking noises from the fan, so I decided to replace it. Since I wasn’t confident, I got the same psu as before in make and model, though there are slight differences. The first one sent to me had its fan completely broken, so I sent it back.
Now I have the replacement and was checking it more carefully before I put it in my computer, when I noticed something. In my original psu there is white goo, which from my understanding is to insulate? This goo does not exist in the new psu.
The goo was covering green loops that are surrounded by copper coils, and the coils are quite close together, with one facing sideways.
Is the goo important to prevent something like arcing, or is it normal to not have any goo and I’m just overthinking things. Since I have not done this before I’m trying to be careful not to fry anything.
The psu is an Aerocool Intergrator 600w if it helps.
Now I have the replacement and was checking it more carefully before I put it in my computer, when I noticed something. In my original psu there is white goo, which from my understanding is to insulate? This goo does not exist in the new psu.
The goo was covering green loops that are surrounded by copper coils, and the coils are quite close together, with one facing sideways.
Is the goo important to prevent something like arcing, or is it normal to not have any goo and I’m just overthinking things. Since I have not done this before I’m trying to be careful not to fry anything.
The psu is an Aerocool Intergrator 600w if it helps.