PC went pop

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Was happily playing away then buzzzzzz, computer goes off and so does the main trip under the stairs on the ring.

What am I likely to find, PSU fuse gone? PSU dead? other parts of PC dead?

:rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
If your PSU is a good brand then hopefully your system should be safe, My Enermax PSU went bang with a flash in Dec 07. System booted fine with spare PSU.

Check fuse in the plug remove the psu from system link out pins 13 & 14 connected a fan and see what happens if you want to double check the psu.
 
No spare PSU.

Corsair PSU in my system 650W I think it is.

No smoke, so electrical burning smell. No excesive heat that I could detect.

Absolutley nothing happens when I try to turn it on.

Will link out the pins to see if its the PSU.

Thanks all :D
 
yeh corsair have a safety feature u have to find the fuse:D spoke to guy this week his PSU went pop no smoke
he reset the fuse and it was all good:D
 
You could buy yourself a cheap soldering iron kit (if the psu is not under warranty) and try and fix it yourself - far cheaper than a new psu. You'll be surprised how many times you'll use the soldering iron once you own one...
 
Plec said:
You could buy yourself a cheap soldering iron kit (if the psu is not under warranty) and try and fix it yourself - far cheaper than a new psu. You'll be surprised how many times you'll use the soldering iron once you own one...
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You have to ask why the fuse went pop in the first place. Although you could change the fuse, something went very wrong for it to pop.
 
Agreed, but that problem could have been separate from the psu - power surge, dodgy power lead, loose connection etc... But, sometimes fuses just go pop - worth a try. (my last fuse broke due to the tumble dryer tripping the fuse box.)

But as, mejinks, mentions you need to check for reasons as to why it may have blown in the first place. If you feel the house tripped as a direct result of the psu - and your unsure about identifying the problem than perhaps a fuse change is not for you.

Edit: i should have really added this discaimer when i made my first post - i blame lack of sleep (our kids don't seem to realise you have to sleep the whole of the night through...)
 
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I have a soldering iron. Trying to find a 10A 250v fuse that has the solderable ends.

Cant find anything in electrical stores yet, will have a look at work.

I have a surge protected extension lead, so I guess that rules a surge out.

Ill try the fuse first, as its the cheapest thing to try, but understand that it might go pop again!
 
If your having a lot of trouble finding a fuse, try and get a wire ended in-line fuse holder, solder those ends on, then if you need to change the fuse again you just have to unscrew the holder and swap them out.
 
Try a different power lead too, if you have one spare, and re-check all your connections in the rig are secure.

And read my disclaimer again ;)
 
I replaced the fuse, with an inline unit external from the PSU for easy change in the future.

Turned it on (just the swithc on the back of the PSU, not the PC on button) and the fuse glowed and the house tripped out again. The fuse didnt actually pop, eventhough it was an exact change, 10amp for a 10amp. The kettle lead fuse had not gone before and didnt go this time either.

Obviously the PSU has serious issues? bad time as I can not afford a new one at the moment.
 
Bad luck - at least you tried.

Have you thought about looking in the 'members market' on these forums? Lots of these forum users are 'component-freaks' and change their hardware as often as my wife changes her clothes :p. It may be that you could pick yourself up a relatively cheap, and freakishly new psu on there.
 
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