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Power supply keeps blowing fuses.
Any ideas why that could be at all?
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Is it the internal fuse or the house fuse? You can try running the system outside the case to make sure there is nothing shorting to the case. If that proves good then go through your hardware to eliminate each piece until you can defiantly prove to psu is at fault. But don't take long doing it as it can burn down the system if it is the psu. You could also just go right to the psu and replace it with a test unit and see if all is well.
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Internal fuse is fine, house fuse is fine, plug fuse is fubared. Nothing seems to be shorting out inside the case or anything... I hope it isn't the power supply because I can't get a new one ![]() Also I'm posting from the rig in question at the moment, it just happens sporadically, this time it happened whilst the PC was asleep. I think ( not 100% certain) that's when it happened last time. |
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Where is that plug fuse located? I don't understand where it is, it's not internal and not in the house and you shouldn't have more fuses.
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It would be inside the wall plug i.e. the pronged part which goes inside the wall socket.
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Maybe the power cable itself is the problem?
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Definitely switch that out and see if it helps.
Sometimes different plugs can share the same fuse. The electrician who wired my house totally screwed it up, so almost have the plugs downstairs are on the same fuse. If I run two high powered devices at the same time in those specific plugs, I blow a fuse. Maybe it's happening when you are running a vacuum or something? |
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But yeah power cable.
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Bad wall plug, do you guys have ground-fault circuit interrupters
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I'll try a different power cable, though as this happens sporadicly we'll just have to wait to see if it works.
"Bad wall plug, do you guys have ground-fault circuit interrupters " *shrugs* Not familiar with the term unfortunately. "Sometimes different plugs can share the same fuse. The electrician who wired my house totally screwed it up, so almost have the plugs downstairs are on the same fuse. If I run two high powered devices at the same time in those specific plugs, I blow a fuse. Maybe it's happening when you are running a vacuum or something? " Upstairs gets a fuse, downstairs gets a fuse. Those fuses are fine. It's the fuse inside of the plug that dies. |
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Wall fuse? I'm confused. Can you post a pick I might be able to help.
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check the connections, make sure every things tight, check for any signs of tarnish or wear around the fuse.
My guess is its a bad connection inside the plug and thats causing it.
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Thanks for all the help guys, now to get my FX overclocking working properly again XD
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Let me know if you need any help man. My father was an Electrical contractor for years. If I can't help you Ill ask him. Ive done more electrical work myself then I care to admit.
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I doubt he does too since he is in the UK. Also unless I was mislead with bad info, what do you mean what I posted is not a GF(C)I, stands for ground fault circuit interrupt no?
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Ah I misunderstood. I thought he had something similar to a GFI in his house. Also it IS a GFI you posted. I was just stating where they are located in a house. They don't put those in bedrooms and such. Only kitchens, bathrooms and garages depending on the code.
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Who is Elton John and why was he confused?! Oh wait I know who Elton John is wtf ok now Im confused
J/k broAgain panther, hit yourself up with a new power cable and MAYBE replace the wall plug if your feeling energetic. (excuse the bad pun, it was intended)
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besides only got a double wallplug spare at the moment and I don't fancy modifying the walls in my house to accommodate it ![]() Got loads of kettle leads though so that's a real easy thing to replace. Hell I've so many I use them to tie bundles of other cables up
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Yeah outside of the plug itself being bad I would check the wall socket like Mailman said(if your comfortable doing it of course) and check that the wires are all connected, not touching each other/ grounding out.
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Aye it's not really a problem, just need to wait til everyones asleep so I can turn of the circuit for the walllplugs upstairs. I should note I'm using an obscenely long extension cable that's 30 years old...... ( my multiplug is pluged into that) I forgot to mention that before
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