r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 1d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/Soft_Lunch_183 1d ago

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

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u/XxCorey117xX 1d 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 23h 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 23h 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 18h ago

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

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u/RoninOni (ﾉಥ益ಥ）ﾉ ┻━┻ 20h ago

Yup. Always had power strip setup near build. Anything goes REALLY wrong (never had a fire, but heard very bad clicking and grinding noises) kill the switch and start testing for what is bad individually (old spare basic build from scraps for parts you need to individually test… always had a stack of decommissioned boxes to use to test components individually in.)