Any idea what could be causing this? Have been using this PC and same extension about 6 years now and I didn't change any part if that matters.
Can I just swap out the PSU cable? Or should I just get a new PSU? Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!
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You went over the limit of that extension. Fortunately, British design for safety stopped you from being shocked to death or causing a fire.
This is why my psu will always be plugged into the wall, not all extension strips have high limits.
r/wellthatsucks
Next time plug the pc directly to wall outlet especially if you have a high end gpu and cpu. Those things are power hungry,
Imagine if there wasn’t a fuse in the plug. You probably wouldn’t be posting this haha
It is unlikely the cable itself failed unless it was strained in an awkward position over time. So it is likely the extension or the psu.
Testing the psu would be best if you can or know someone who can…
I would replace the cable and use a quality conditioner/ surge protector. Something like this, just use one socket and plug straight into the wall.
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Definitely new extension thing, I also liked what was linked above.
I’d absolutely buy a new PSU cable, but. I’m 98% sure your PSU, and thus, PC are perfectly fine.
Your cable fuse busted, cutting throughput, which is great.
The extension has fail safes that should have protected anything else plugged in.
I’m confused why the PSU plug literally melted into the extension that badly, before fail safes kicked in…but. It looks like everything did its job like it was supposed too.
From where it’s melted, it looks the the fuse itself was where the heart was coming from. Not sure what would cause that, maybe a bad contact between the fuse and the holder.
Boy, it’s a day for PSUs isn’t it?
Looks like the extension isn’t rated for the power draw. My community group posts similar pics every winter warning people about plugging in their space heaters to extension cords.
I would get a UPS with an equivalent wattage to your PSU plus a bit extra for your screen and anything else.
The cable failed,if the power draw over the fuse was to big it should of done its job and cut the power.
That is a failure state and the fuse became a radiator in stead of popping.Even a 10A fuse should carry 2.4Kw of power in the uk,and if it cannot it just interrupts the circuit so that overheating dose not happen.
Please get a new better quality cable.
You’re incredibly lucky to be using a British plug, I’ll say that much