Power supply keeps blowing fuses.

[JrRacinFan]

obscenely long extension cable that's 30 years old

Ouch! You soooooo need to find an alternate way of doing this.

 

[pantherx12]

Ouch! You soooooo need to find an alternate way of doing this.

The people who designed my house were arseholes and put the wallplugs in stupid places

Only have two wall plugs in my room as well ( The biggest room in the house)

Cheap houses from the 50s are awful for electronics

I suppose I could have my desk by my window, but that also puts it by a radiator ( Yeah, they designed the house so your heating is right next to the place where you loose all your heat! ) So temperatures kinda sucky, in the summer I get the sun shining on everything heating it up, in the winter I have hot air being pulled directly into my system.

 

[m1dg3t]

I'd much rather have a 30Ft VGA cable than a 30Ft power cord, especially one that is 30+ years old. I bet you swap that cable and problem disappears

 

[INSTG8R]

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

Well that can't be helping...Could easily just be a break in the wires in that old cord, Being an cord just piss poorly insulated...

 

[pantherx12]

I'd much rather have a 30Ft VGA cable than a 30Ft power cord, especially one that is 30+ years old. I bet you swap that cable and problem disappears

I completely forgot then I looked at my router and underneath it saw the cables excess 20 feet in all bundled up and thought "ahhhh"

 

[m1dg3t]

I completely forgot then I looked at my router and underneath it saw the cables excess 20 feet in all bundled up and thought "ahhhh"

Happens to me all the time!

Where did I put that blasted fone? Oh! It's in m4h hand

 

[JrRacinFan]

my desk by my window, but that also puts it by a radiator

WTF is up with that?! Idiots.

 

[scaminatrix]

My old Hiper PSU would trip the main plug fuse on my fusebox so it could be your PSU. I know UK electrics are strict, but it's scary the amount of times I've had electrical fires and the fusebox hasn't tripped.

 

[pantherx12]

WTF is up with that?! Idiots.

I honestly have no idea, if we owned the house I'd move them, probably upgrade them as well since their the rubbish low surface area types.

( not my radiator)


Unfortunately the house is essentially Government owned so work like that only happens when things stop working.

 

[TheMailMan78]

Euro Electricians: Not for the faint hearted.

 

[m1dg3t]

Euro Electricians: Not for the faint hearted.

I'll take 220/230 over 110/115 ANYDAY OF THE WEEK

 

[pantherx12]

Euro Electricians: Not for the faint hearted.

The funny thing is, you go over to France and it's all lovely over there!

All the wall plugs are recessed

the ground pins are the top and bottom strips of metal.

I think England was just in a rush to get 230v and so we're stuck with a crappy system.

 

[TheMailMan78]

I'll take 220/230 over 110/115 ANYDAY OF THE WEEK

Oh yeah I can see its working out real well for pantherx12 right now.

 

[m1dg3t]

Oh yeah I can see its working out real well for pantherx12 right now.

I always enjoy a good troll

You keep taking that 1 circumstance/incident that fits your preconceived ideas of reality and sharing it with the world

I'd still take EU voltage over NA voltage, have used both and prefer 220/230. I have even used 600 but that was industrial/commercial

 

[TheMailMan78]

I always enjoy a good troll

You keep taking that 1 circumstance/incident that fits your preconceived ideas of reality and sharing it with the world

I'd still take EU voltage over NA voltage, have used both and prefer 220/230. I have even used 600 but that was industrial/commercial

Ive use both also and came to the conclusion it doesn't matter.

 

[m1dg3t]

Ive use both also and came to the conclusion it doesn't matter.

I like efficiency. Waste not, want not.

 

[scaminatrix]

Should have seen electric here before the national Grid... because each county had different frequencies, wattages and plug types some people had boxes with like 20+ different shaped plugs hanging off of them, in case they wanted to use someone else's supply. These boxes were massive and heavy; I've been googling trying to find a pic of them but can't

 

[m1dg3t]

Should have seen electric here before the national Grid... because each county had different frequencies, wattages and plug types some people had boxes with like 20+ different shaped plugs hanging off of them, in case they wanted to use someone else's supply. These boxes were massive and heavy; I've been googling trying to find a pic of them but can't

Ya the implementation/execution is lacking in some places but remember Europe is minimum tripple the USs age. Not so easy to implement/upgrade services

 

[Frick]

I'd much rather have a 30Ft VGA cable than a 30Ft power cord, especially one that is 30+ years old. I bet you swap that cable and problem disappears

Whaaat? Depends entirely on quality. If it's that old, yeah but otherwise no problems.

Speaking of power, I know a guy who has 110V DC. Close to my parents (Sweden). It's an old water power plant that gives it and he's the only one on that grid now.

 

[pantherx12]

Whaaat? Depends entirely on quality. If it's that old, yeah but otherwise no problems.

Speaking of power, I know a guy who has 110V DC. Close to my parents (Sweden). It's an old water power plant that gives it and he's the only one on that grid now.

I didn't realise DC was even still legal to use as a main power supply

 

[Norton]

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

That extension cord is your likely problem- pickup a new one with heavier gauge wire (like for power tools) and your problem will likely go away. Long cords, old cords, tend to increase the power draw on the socket and can blow fuses..

Quick test- run prime or furmark (or both) and see if the cord gets warm while it's running.

 

[pantherx12]

That extension cord is your likely problem- pickup a new one with heavier gauge wire (like for power tools) and your problem will likely go away. Long cords, old cords, tend to increase the power draw on the socket and can blow fuses..

Quick test- run prime or furmark (or both) and see if the cord gets warm while it's running.

Shall give this a try later.

But to be honest I imagine it is getting warm as the side that actually goes into my wall, the white plastic is a deep dark yellow almost brown.

 

[OneMoar]

extension cables are EXTREMELY bad for power supply if there over 20ft
what I would do is I would pickup a roll of eltrical wire and a box/outlet and a heavy plug and make a hardwired remote outlet

 

[INSTG8R]

extension cables are EXTREMELY bad for power supply if there over 20ft
what I would do is I would pickup a roll of eltrical wire and a box/outlet and a heavy plug and make a hardwired remote outlet

Smart idea but he doesn't own the place so he can't really go playing Electrician. Unless your basically talking just making a Heavy Duty Extension Cord:

 

[OneMoar]

Smart idea but he doesn't own the place so he can't really go playing Electrician. Unless your basically talking just making a Heavy Duty Extension Cord:

yep a Soild Core(hard) wire extension cord easy to make and won't cause teh voltage to drop though the floor by the time it gets to the power supply