You're not in the USA or Canada by any chance? Or anywhere where the mains voltage is 110v?
It seems to be that the people with 110v versions have more failures than people where the mains is 230v, at least that is my immpression from reading all the " my T300 has gone tits-up again " posts on RD since I've been taking an interest due to having bought one myself in June 2016.
I can only say my T300 has been faultless, I'm selling it now due to upgrading to a TS-PC today, but it still runs faultlessly. I'd sell it on without any qualms at all. Last week I replaced the fan, although it was still working. The Noctua I used isn't any louder, but is much more efficient at cooling the motor. A worthwhile upgrade for €15 and 30 mins with a soldering iron and a screwdriver.
As to Fanatec: I have their pedals, shifter and handbrake, but their wheels seem to have a bad rep concerning reliability. I was concidering it, but an upgrade to a CS servo base plus two rims woud've cost me over double the price of the TS-PC.
But as always, your mileage may vary, maybe I've just been lucky with my T300.[/QUOTE
Thank you for your response and yes I'm in the States....I had a feeling the power supply was the issue as well the draw from the usb on a 850 watt power supply from my computer. Thank you for your info. This helps me very much in moving to the Fanatec, as I can no longer wait for 2 wheel bases to be warrantied 3 times a year, with the down time. Fanatec seems to be a better choice at 110v after further investigation here in the US.
I appreciate your candor and opinion, please let me know how the TS-PC is working out for you down the road. A friend in the states has one and swears by it.................maybe being PC specific makes the difference in the power supply used in that model. I'm just loosing interest in something that doesn't have reliability here at 110v, mods or not. Cheers again!!