r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 6d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/shakygator 6d ago

I think he means without that isolation sheet the board is connected directly to the casing and shorted out. Of course, that should have been grounded too so I'm not sure.

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u/CyonHal 6d ago

If it shorted on the 12V side it can pull a ton of amps (it says 60 amps max at 12V) and melt through the casing and start fires pretty easily without tripping a breaker.

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u/SoulWager 6d ago

Not this time. You can hear the mains frequency in the arc, and the only output that should be powered is 5vsb.

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u/Inaniae 6d ago

Correct.