Hot Stuff!!

Cupra · 26 Jul 2007 at 15:53

Satusing my pc today could smell burning, you know that electrical burning smell so I opend the side of my case to see if it was from my pc or outside as I have the door open

OMG!! smoke bellowed out loads of it, I pulled the psu wire out and started to investigate..

After finding the yellow wire of 3 my new yate loons melted i saw the problem, my Revoltec uv cathode had caused all the problem

look at this

Now I have 6 of these cathodes and I am going to have to take them all out as that could have been my whole rig up in smoke

the worst of it is i never have my rig on all night,but last night for the first time i left it on downloading top gear.
whilst installing my new e6850 I realised the cathode was switched off so I switched it on.

never again

now i need to rewire 3 bloody fans grrrrr

edit: some Idiots cant understand my typing although i dont fess to be an english teacher or anything i thought id help those who have difficutly with english more than me.

bloodiedathame · 26 Jul 2007 at 15:55

You write terrible English. Have you got an excuse?

InvaderGIR · 26 Jul 2007 at 15:57

a.hay said:
You write terrible English. Have you got an excuse?

You have no contribution and are a tit, any excuse?

As for the topic... :eek:

What exactly happend? Did it burn through some other wires, or did it overload the amperage of the wires?

InvG

stickroad · 26 Jul 2007 at 15:59

a.hay said:
You write terrible English. Have you got an excuse?

What sort of comment is that? :confused:

I could understand Paul perfectly fine.

InvaderGIR said:
You have no contribution and are a tit, any excuse?InvG

Anyway

what actually happened?

Zefan · 26 Jul 2007 at 16:02

a.hay said:
You write terrible English. Have you got an excuse?

His English is perfectly understandable.

This is why I don't have any cathodes in my case, I've head about this sort of thing occurring before.

killer_uk · 26 Jul 2007 at 16:03

a.hay said:
You write terrible English. Have you got an excuse?

Get the hell out of the thread if you don't have anything on topic to say. I (and many others it seems) can understand him just fine.

Back on topic, I seem to remember this is sometimes happens when using cathodes?

Cupra · 26 Jul 2007 at 16:04

a.hay said:
You write terrible English. Have you got an excuse?

i live on the isle of man

no reason why it would do it tbh was on a loop with 3 fans and was the last thing on the loop just crap build quality i expect

InvaderGIR · 26 Jul 2007 at 16:07

paul_64l said:
no reason why it would do it tbh was on a loop with 3 fans and was the last thing on the loop just crap build quality i expect

I take it that the wire was overloaded, heated up and burnt it'self, as opposed to it sitting against the wire and cooking/melting it.

I'm glad I have no lights in my case

InvG

bloodiedathame · 26 Jul 2007 at 16:09

My bad, it's my bloody awful eyesight and reading skills. Just re-read it and do understand now. Mr Opticians here I come...

Cupra · 26 Jul 2007 at 16:10

InvaderGIR said:
I take it that the wire was overloaded, heated up and burnt it'self, as opposed to it sitting against the wire and cooking/melting it.

I'm glad I have no lights in my case

InvG

yeah but that was the standard cathode cable, should be fine for that tbh not like it was the first thing in the string of items it was the last.

ohh well you live and learn

xb8browney · 27 Jul 2007 at 21:20

a.hay said:
You write terrible English. Have you got an excuse?

What was the point in that post?

Back OT unlucky mate close call as you have left your PC on over night to get a film.

Cathodes are more hassle mine used to make a hissing sound