r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 1d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/BigWilly_22 1d ago

This is why when testing electronics the other end of the plug should be available 🫠

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u/Star_Petal_Arts 1d ago

So true, he shouldn't have to stick his hand so close to an electrical fire when the other end of the plug would've been better.

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u/FthrFlffyBttm i5-12600K, 3080 FTW3 Ultra, 16GB 3000Mhz 23h ago

I agree. It would've been much safer to disconnect the power from the end that wasn't on fire.

I hope someone replies to me and repeats that sentiment for the 3rd time.

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u/ThatITguy2015 7800x3d, 5090FE, 64gb DDR5 23h ago

I’ll save you. He should have dug his hand into that fire real deep and showed it who’s boss. Although he did the next best thing and unplugged the cable at the firey end.

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u/FthrFlffyBttm i5-12600K, 3080 FTW3 Ultra, 16GB 3000Mhz 22h ago

Finally, someone talking some sense

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u/Jhinormous 13h ago

Deep in the fireussy

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u/DetachedRedditor 22h ago

If you don't feel the fire, is it really there?

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u/yvrelna 23h ago

And standard practice for plugging anything to mains power should have been to switch the individual socket off before connecting the cable. And only switching it on after the cable is fully plugged. 

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u/FthrFlffyBttm i5-12600K, 3080 FTW3 Ultra, 16GB 3000Mhz 23h ago

You said something new and therefore unsuitable for this thread.

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u/Meal__Team__Six 22h ago

He also touched the metal housing of the PSU with his bare hand in the midst of probably some kind of short circuit eventÂ