Hello everyone!
I had a really strange incident yesterday. I was playing a game on my desktop PC yesterday and suddenly I heard something blowing up from my computer.
The control panel went off for all sockets in the house. Moreover, the 10 Amp fuse from my power supply power cord blew too.. Unfortunately that was not everything.
I changed the fuse and tried again. Nothing. I disassembled my power source, shorted all capacitors to make sure I don't fry my fingers and while doing so, I saw a black piece of silicone falling of. Little did I know it was from an AC/DC Off-line switch.
After visual analysis it was clear, the switch blew and left smoke on the nearby components.
I took of the switch today and I am expecting a new one from farnell in a few days.
My question is: How did this happen? Is it because I had a 10Amp fuse for a 750W power supply and there was a high current from outside which blew it up... or... the other way around?
Thank you in advance.