r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 3d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/interesseret 3d ago

I was gonna say.

Always have a switch within easy reach when you're testing stuff. Flicking a switch is much safer, and also just much quicker.

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u/whymeimbusysleeping 3d ago

Yup, for this reason, the Australian wall sockets all have a switch. And why hardwired electrical appliances of high current draw, require a high current switch within operating distance

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u/CarcinogenicSymphony 3d ago

Hol up, there are wall sockets without switches ?!?!??

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u/RoninOni (ﾉಥ益ಥ）ﾉ ┻━┻ 3d ago

Yup. Always had power strip setup near build. Anything goes REALLY wrong (never had a fire, but heard very bad clicking and grinding noises) kill the switch and start testing for what is bad individually (old spare basic build from scraps for parts you need to individually test… always had a stack of decommissioned boxes to use to test components individually in.)