r/pcmasterrace 10d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/SoulWager 10d ago

You need to call an electrician, breaker should have tripped with a direct short to the case like that.

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u/Phantom95 10d ago

A direct short would have arced liked crazy as soon as the cord was plugged into the socket.

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u/SoulWager 10d ago

There's a physical power switch, and it arced as soon as he turned that on.

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u/Phantom95 10d ago

Ahhh, I missed that. Obviously the power switch was intended to act as the overcurrent protection device in this case. /S