Thermaltake Purepower-480D

The Thermaltake Purepower-480D is a high end 480W ATX-12V PSU from the mid 2000s. It included two built in fans, controllable by a knob mounted in a PCI slot or 5.25" bay, and could be found in both silver and black cases, both with gold colored fan grills.

Bulging
The electrolytic capacitors C13, C15, C16, and C37 are at elevated risk of bulging or failure. Replacement is advised.

Disassembly Notes
The author found it necessary to cut the four wires leading from the PCB to the socket and power switch in order to remove the PCB from the case. You may want to mark one of the pair of brown wires for reassembly. It is also best to remove both fans.

Upon reassembly, you can re-attach these wires using spade crimp connectors and heat-shrink tubing, or by replacing the wires and re-soldering them to the plug and switch. Make sure that the wires do not obstruct either of the fans before closing the case.

Main PCB
NO380, Revision A4

Partial listing, only the parts deemed worth replacing.

Basic PCB Name
If parts are not available or different selection is preferred, you can use the values in the Original Parts section to perform a parametric search.

Kits

 * Mouser project

Related Links

 * An AnandTech review from the period, including internal pictures and specs.