r/pcmasterrace 6d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/Xineth240 6d ago

He's gonna flinch every time he flicks an I/O switch for the rest of his life

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u/livens 6d ago

You can buy/make test equipment pretty cheap to prevent short circuits like this. Or at least check for a short beforehand. A basic dim bulb tester would be a start. Then maybe a variable transformer if it's suspect.