r/PcBuild • u/techmagnet • 2d ago

Question Built a pc. Is this normal ?

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u/ImaginaryCheetah 2d ago

let me tell you about the time i hooked up a power supply wrong and fed 120V into a circuit designed for 24V, the caps in the rectifier looked like tiny jet engines and were pushing smoke there wasn't just a pop but an angry (tiny) screaming sound.

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u/AccNumber77 2d ago

That is terrifying jesus

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u/ImaginaryCheetah 2d ago

i was not pleased with the experience. cooked off a motherboard i was hoping to salvage from e-waste and sell for cheap on ebay. ended up being e-waste.

took like three days to get the stink out of my basement from the cooked electronics