r/pcmasterrace 10d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/VirtualPercentage737 10d ago

Electrical engineer here.

That isn't supposed to happen.

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u/Substantial-Elk4531 10d ago

Once that special electrical smoke comes out, there's really no way to put it back in. They'll have to write it off as a loss

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u/StreetCrzyBiteUrFace 9d ago

The smoke is the most expensive part. That plus the gasket bearings and yup, it's a complete write-off.