Quote from: crumbs on October 23, 2013, 07:01:54 PM

Quote from: xyzzy099 on October 23, 2013, 06:58:28 PM

Quote from: cognoscente on October 23, 2013, 06:55:03 PM

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Quote from: cognoscente on October 23, 2013, 06:51:44 PM

my vote is that the paper clip's in the wrong spot. Wrong cable maybe? How about a pic?

He said the fans spin up, then go back off.

If the paper clip was in the wrong place, the fans would not spin at all, as the power supply would be off.

I've seen power supplies that behave exactly as he describes when powered up while attached to nothing.

The fans on the miner require power to spin.

If the power supply is off, i.e., the paper clip is in the wrong place, those fans have no power available to spin them.

Maybe you mean you saw a power supply spin it's OWN fan and shut down? That would be different, and certainly possible - but that is not the scenario the poster described.

He would get that if the PS protection kicks in ^ shuts the PS down. The fan would spin up & stop. Waiting a few mins will kick the protection out again.

Yep - but it would certainly mean he did not have the paperclip in the wrong place.