discussion NZXT PSU Safety Recall

[moocow]

Originally saw the news on GN's news video, here's NZXT website about it.

TL;DR: The modular SATA cable got pinned incorrectly where 12V delivers 3.3V and 3.3V delivers 12V. Affected units were sold in US (not sure if Canada got some US batches).

Important Safety Notice — C1500 Platinum Modular SATA Power Cable (U.S. Market)

NZXT has identified a wiring issue affecting a single production batch of the modular SATA Power cable shipped with select C1500 Platinum (PA-5P1BB-US) power supplies. In the affected cables, the 12V and 3.3V conductors were reversed by the supplier during assembly. This issue is isolated to...

nzxt.com

 

[FreeKnight]

At least it seems they're handing this one better than the flaming GPU bracket.

Another issue like this doesn't speak well of NZXT's current QC standards.

 

[rcmpc_outreach]

At least it seems they're handing this one better than the flaming GPU bracket.

Another issue like this doesn't speak well of NZXT's current QC standards.

Good that they caught it, but stuff like this definitely hurts confidence.

 

[Izerous]

... I'd be furious 12V to a 3.3V input would instantly nuke whatever it is connected to... I think the saving grace here is that I can't think of much that takes sata power that actually uses the 3.3V line, pretty sure most modern stuff only uses 5/12 rails. I wonder if it would still cook a drive not making use of the 3.3V rail normally though. Just because it doesn't use the 3.3V doesn't mean the pin isn't still there etc.

Reading the details they seem to be downplaying the risk but not 100% convinced.