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Board Service Discussion
Re: GAW Miners (Scrypt ASIC seller) independent feedback thread
by
ernie-
on 04/06/2014, 01:12:25 UTC
Just an fyi looks like at least one Fury has had the power supply melt causing a potential fire hazard and seems to be poor soldering on the barrel connector as it detached from that particular persons Fury. I should've saved the pictures...

This was on the Gawminers community forum however that thread has since been deleted.
I have seen a lot of similar connectors melt on cheap USB 10 port hubs when fed off a 5Amp power supply. I suspect that they might not be making good contact for the current. Make sure the connector is not loose in the socket, else it can arc and heat up.

The connectors have a 5A rating

http://www.newark.com/cliff-electronic-components/dc10a/connector-2-1mm-dc-power-jack/dp/08WX2563