r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 1d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/VirtualPercentage737 23h ago

Electrical engineer here.

That isn't supposed to happen.

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u/Cmdr_Nemo 22h ago

But hey, at least the whole front didn't fall off, because that would not be typical.

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u/StevieMJH 16h ago

Well wasn't this power supply designed so it wouldn't burst into flames?

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u/Cmdr_Nemo 16h ago

Well, obviously not.