"Power Factor Correction"?

On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:34:26 -0500, "Ted Zieglar"
wrote:

The power supply itself was $30 plus shipping. Dell automatically adds
next-day delivery ($16) since they presume that if you're ordering a power
supply you need it asap, but you can ask for a slower, less expensive method
if you like.

As long as I was going to replace my power supply, I thought I would go with
a fancier unit from a third party. Dell uses a proprietary power supply, but
there are ways to adapt a standard unit to fit the 4500. If you decide to go
this route, search the internet for the model number shown on the label
attached to your Dell PSU. (Don't confuse the model number with Dell's part
number, or the bar code number.) That provided links to several suppliers
with compatible units and adapters to make them work with your motherboard.

The thing is, these third party units cost twice what Dell was asking. And
Dell's PSU is guaranteed by Dell to work in my computer. So in the end I
went with Dell. If the replacement is like the original, then by the time
the replacement starts getting noisy it will be time to buy a new computer
anyway.

Ted Zieglar


Rob wrote in message ...
On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:01:58 -0500, "Ted Zieglar"
wrote:

I bought a replacement power supply unit from Dell for my Dimension 4500.
It
was real easy. The Dell part number on my original PSU was 0N380, and the
Dell rep said she couldn't get that particular part so she substituted a
unit with Dell part number 2N333.

I looked up both part numbers on Dell's web site and their description is
the same, except for one difference: My original PSU was "non-Power
Factor
Correction" and the replacement is "Power Factor Correction". What is the
difference?

Ted Zieglar




Ted, just curious, what did it cost from Dell? I've also got a 4500
and may end up doing the same thing down the road.



Thanks Ted, appreciate the info. Not sure which way I'll go because
it hasn't happened yet but I think right now I'd go with the power
supply but maybe not by next year??? In any case, I'm saving your
post for future reference "just in case" grin.

thank you again.