Following an sudden uptick in RMA requests, Corsair has initiated a restricted recall for a few of the producer’s SF sequence of small kind issue PSUs. The SFX energy provides, which have been most just lately revised in 2018 with the introduction of the SF Platinum sequence, have shortly grow to be a few of the hottest SFX energy provides available on the market as a consequence of their top quality in addition to Corsair’s repute for assist. The latter of which, because it seems, is getting put to the take a look at, as the corporate has found a difficulty in a latest run of the PSUs.
As famous by the crew over at Tom’s Hardware, Corsair has posted a discover to its boards alerting customers of the recall. According to the corporate, an investigation of RMA’d PSUs has turned up a difficulty with PSUs made within the final a number of months. When in an setting with each “high temperatures, and high humidity”, the PSUs can unexpectedly fail. The fault is seemingly a extremely variable one – Corsair’s discover studies items failing each out of the field and in a while – however fortunately appears to be comparatively benign total, as the issue is on the AC facet of the transformer, nicely earlier than any energy is fed to PC elements.
Ultimately, whereas it’s not a difficulty that Corsair believes will influence each SF sequence PSU, it’s sufficient of a difficulty situation that the corporate has initiated a voluntary recall/alternative program for swapping out the affected PSUs. According to the corporate, the problem is simply current in PSUs manufactured throughout the final a number of months – from October of 2019 to March of 2020 – with lot codes 194448xx to 201148xx. PSUs manufactured earlier than that window are unaffected, as are PSUs manufactured afterwards. The lot codes could be discovered on the PSU’s packaging, or should you’re like a sure editor-in-chief who has thrown out their field, it may be discovered on the PSU sticker itself.
Meanwhile, it’s price noting that as a part of the recall program, Corsair is providing to ship out alternative PSUs prematurely. And after all, transport prices in each instructions are being picked up by Corsair.
All advised, it is extraordinarily uncommon to see a recall discover put out for energy provides, and notably high-end items like Corsair’s SF sequence. Which, if nothing else, makes it a notable occasion.
The full particulars on this system, together with easy methods to establish affected PSUs, could be discovered on Corsair’s boards. Affected customers can then file a ticket for an advance RMA over on Corsair’s assist web site.
