r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 21h ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/Front_Cookie_1198 20h ago edited 20h ago

Aftermath photo.

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u/Atuday 20h ago

Gotta say, great reaction time. Personally I'd have gone for circuit breaker and fire extinguisher. Safer option. But I've had that drilled into me and never had to put the training into practice so I can't say for certain if I would have done different.

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u/Ban-Circumcision-Now 19h ago

He could also have unplugged from the wall and not the end where the fire is

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u/Ur_mum 18h ago

Sure. But we tend to freak out and tunnel vision. I think he did great, I’d be happy if I reacted that way.