OK first post
Seeing Dave in these videos has got me into the hey I can fix stuff too kick.
I have a Dell KVM (keyboard video mouse) switch that's dead. After doing some research I found out that these devices rarely last more than 3 years (about what we got) before the power supply dies.
I bought a new replacement and thought hey maybe I could fix this one as a back up. (ETA: I bought a new KVM not power supply so I don't have to worry about messing this up)
So I have it open and the PS is in a neat little board off to the side. From looking at some youtube videos its seems like blown caps are usually the culprit. At first glance i don't see any thing wrong but one of the caps has a bit of a dome to the top. Its just not flat. So I guess I should go for that first.
Note: My only testing equipment is a DMM from Harbor Freight (the good one if you can even say anything from Harbor Freight is good
). I don't have a scope or anything else like even a power supply that can pump out the +/- 5 volts that the unit uses.