Opening up a devkit 213w PSU, any ideas?

hey everyone, do any of y'all have the faintest clue how to open the DPSN 216BB-A Devkit PSU, Because i sure do not.

i need to get in there an replace a cap thats making a shitload of noise when it first starts up.. need some help with this :7

It doesn't seem to have screws, maybe there's clips behind the sticker??


This is the PSU model. likely all of you here know it, but just incase.

 

Better to stay it as is. You can try vacuum cleaner to blow shit out.

 

these PSU's don't have any vent holes nor do they have fans

 

if it's like the retail ones, there are screws buried under the rubber feet, iirc they are U shape screw heads

 

i've checked, no screws under thurr

 

damn..
It could either use retention clips around the edge or be sonic welded closed (on dev hardware seems a bit unlikely)
Is there any play around the seem if you squeeze it?

 

Edit: saw above post

They may use one way plastics with barbs. Check under any labels for screws or fasteners, use a plastic phone spudger to keep prying up until it pops off.

You could just crack it open and put it in a proper enclosure with a fan when done.

 

Considering the issue with wiring mine has, this would be a cool looking remedy for the broken part of my PSU (it works its just the coloured cables show)

 

What that might be if it has no fan? Holes should be to)

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I really think that PSU on my fat 360 had these holes and fan inside it. I need to search a little more.

 

Hi Stipo360. I got exactly the same PSU as you. It's screwed together with 4 screws. 2 screws are hidden under the rubber feet and 2 more under the 2 silicone covers for the screws. Took a few photos so you can take a look how exactly it is built up and where the screws are.
The case is glued together at the sides a bit so it might take some force to get it open. Mine was droppen in shipping so it was pretty easy to open it up!

BTW: The 213watt Dev psus don't have fans! The 203watt retail ones (at least the ones i opened) all had fans!

 

Thanks for the help!

 

I will never underestimate the build quality of these. these are NOT modified retail psu's at all as i thought, the RF shielding on this took, nearly 30 minutes to pry apart, these things are built with longevity in mind, and not cost saving.

+1 to microsoft