Topic: BFL custom made PSUs burnt in europe (Read 3632 times)

The problem with BFL custom PSU is that the switch is somewhat hidden on a side of the PSU. You can check the specs on the bottom - it says "INPUT 110/220V AC  50/60Hz", then u can plug in the cable without setting eyes on the side. It is preset to 110V on units shipped to Europe and the PSU will get damaged immediately if plugged right in. Thats not likely on any other commercial PSUs.

I havent seen one either since 2002, and that was a £6 one.

I had a look, and out of a stock of 20 PSUs (laptops, MiniITX case PSUs, PC PSUs new and old) and NONE have a switch.  I've never seen a switch on a power brick. 

But, hey, if some piece of shit American stuff has switches on it, then everything in the world must be the same.  Oh, hang on... 

I have a stack of PSU's, from 500w-1200w in my parts room, none of witch have a switch. I have ONE single dam psu in my house that does, and its beige.

A disposable plastic spoon is dangerous if you're clueless about how to use it properly.

Voltage switches on universal power-supplies are extremely common - even my aftermarket laptop brick has one 115/230 on it.

I think it is pretty clear he lacks integrity. Shady just plain shady.

Guessing that those rejected BFL orders in Europe were possibly a good thing given this thread. Are BFL shipping something that is potentially dangerous?

 Par for the course for anyone shilling for Butterfly Labs; a staggering lack of self-awareness and meta-cognition.

Take it outta here boys.

I see, so if 1 person does a wrong it's okay to then also do a wrong in response to that wrong. 

You are a typical hater.  You refuse to see both sides of things.  I however am not a fanboi, I am a realist.  BFL does not have the best track record, and they have taken abuse after abuse after abuse.  I don't have anywhere near the patience Josh has, I'd've been calling you all monumental assholes over a year ago.

The sad point is hate does nothing but cause an untenable atmosphere for all involved, yet you and others like you just stoke the flames for no other reason than because you can.  "We expect" becomes "This is a 100% absolute guarantee!".  Someone makes an impassioned statement and has 4 words quoted making it sound like the opposite of what was said.  I personally wish Inaba would stop posting on here as the trolls go rabid and you have nothing but vitriolic hate spewing for hours afterwards, and then the troll back-patting over thier comments begins.

Bick's suppliers failed to come through, kind of like BFL, yet he gave refunds.  Why?  Cause he already KNEW how he'd be treated if he didn't.  He'd been doing to BFL what others would do to him if he tried to work through his problems, so he took the easy way out and refunded everyone and walked away.  Takes a real big man to quit and walk away.

Steamboat(the bigger man) decided to take BFL's path, he asked who wanted a refund and who wants to wait.  I've already see the rabid dogs snarling over his 3 days of trying to work things out before posting, god help him if the chips get delayed yet again.  BUT, he's not BFL, so it's ok if his suppliers have problems.

The point of all of this is that yes, BFL fucked up, as have many other startups on this forum.  But BFL is still working towards the goal line while the others have disappeared.  We've GOT to have a scapegoat!  There's nobody else left!!!  Damn you guys are pathetic.

You are a hypocrite and clearly a fanboy.

You seem to have a problem with Bicknellski's unprofessional behaviour and need to point it out but you clearly don't apply the same standards to you beloved Joshua.  The example below how to act professionally to a competitor.

Thank god you're not a businessman yourself, hate to see such unporfessional behaviour towards a competitor.... Oh, wait... you ARE a businessman....

TSK TSK

Why promise if you can't deliver.



Say it with me.

BFL is just


SHADY!

I have 8 computers in my house, none of which are over 6 years old, every single power supply has a 110/220v switch.  Dell, Acer, HP... all of them have a switch.  I even checked the Thermaltakes I bought less than 2 years ago to power my GPUs and all of them have this big red slider switch to move between 110/220.  Don't know where you get your auto-switching PSUs from over the last 10 years, but it's obviously nowhere near me.


I find it funny that since it is BFL we are dealing with here that customer error has become BFL's fault.  When I was in the Navy, we'd invariably have someone miss a switch and blow a power supply.  I was acting as a Systems Operator when this happened on a brand new Dell.  I personally called Dell and explained the problem and their response was they could not RMA for customer error.  Fortunately the replacement only cost $25 and had free shipping.  I even just called Thermaltake and asked about getting an RMA on a unit accidentally plugged into 220 and was told they did not RMA for customer error, but they could fix it for a fee.

But, hey, it's BFL, it ALWAYS their fault. 

50Hz vs 60Hz  would not cause anything to go poof.  While the lower frequency would cause the power supply to run a bit warmer than usual (and thereby shortening it's lifespan) frequency alone would never instantly burn anything up.  My laptop has run off of 50Hz in Japan, 60HZ here and 400Hz off of aircraft power to no ill effect.  I did fry a power supply in Dubai when I plugged it into a 220V socket (fortunately it was not plugged into the laptop at that time).

It may be safe but it sucks.  You're gonna bump it and the PS will turn off.

Use a real jumper plug you can get on ebay for a few bucks that won't come loose.

Sounds like a fire hazard with a potential for the loss of human life. (in my opinion)

Hope it fails gracefully....then again...apparently not.

Wow, trying a Xian for a refund? Calling my solution, to a guy asking how to power up an atx psu without a motherboard, after I gave him the link btw to the tech support form for his failing psu, BFL's answer. It's not gonna work "kennstenich", the new anti BFL troll.

Two things I want to note here:
1) This was NOT advised help from BFL.  This was advice given by a forum member, not a BFL employee.
2) It is perfectly safe to use a paperclip to jump a PSU in this manner.  You can touch the paperclip while the PSU is running to no ill-effect.  I have two such examples running in my house to power my singles.

He was using thier "brick",& those usually are auto sensing,most of my PC PSU's are not & have the tiny little switch    My PC PSU's are at least 2-4 years old.............

But here in the US 220 volt is a very rare outlet in most bed/living/kitchen/bath rooms 

pretty sure it was a custom build psu by BFL. Usual without a manual so its pretty difficult for some people. Especially if its not  CE certified