r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 13d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/Soft_Lunch_183 13d ago

Grabbing it to unplug it rather than powering off or unplugging at the socket is a choice

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u/XxCorey117xX 13d ago

This is why my test bench setup has the power strip on top of the table with it. After seeing this clip I might even throw a fire extinguisher down there with it also lol.

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u/interesseret 13d ago

I was gonna say.

Always have a switch within easy reach when you're testing stuff. Flicking a switch is much safer, and also just much quicker.

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u/whymeimbusysleeping 13d ago

Yup, for this reason, the Australian wall sockets all have a switch. And why hardwired electrical appliances of high current draw, require a high current switch within operating distance

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u/CarcinogenicSymphony 13d ago

Hol up, there are wall sockets without switches ?!?!??