Acer Monitor Fires Investigated: Blown Capacitors on Acer XV340CK

Episode Title: "Acer Monitor Fires Investigated: Blown Capacitors on Acer XV340CK"
Content: Claims of Acer's XV340CK (Pbmiipphzx) catching on fire caught our attention recently. We bought 4 of these monitors (including 2 that burned up) to try and identify the cause and incident rate. Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases (https://geni.us/BqEpf) In this video, we take apart and inspect two failed Acer XV340CK monitors that had videos on reddit showing smoke pouring out of the ventilation on the monitor. We inspect the power board of each for the point of failure (it's the same), then buy two retail units that are brand new to attempt to recreate the issue. It seems that this is a case of a bad capacitor. Watch our Gigabyte PSU explosion demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JmPUr-BeEM Grab our NEW Red & Black 'HUD' themed Mouse Mat on the GN Store! https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-red-black-hud-mouse-mat Grab our 'Volt' Large Anti-Static Modmat for PC building on the store (in stock & shipping now!): https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/modmat-volt-large Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Acer Monitor Failure Reports 01:50 - Failed Component & Power Board 03:43 - Goals for this Video 05:48 - Internals & Changed Parts 09:25 - Test Setup 12:15 - First Test (Unit No. 3) 13:48 - Second Test (Unit No. 3) 16:15 - Third Test (Unit No. 4) 19:32 - What You Should Do ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Host, Testing: Steve Burke, Patrick Stone Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman


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