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I have decided to make a thread about this because I'm really baffled how this can happen and I hope somebody knows what the hell happened... Well here's my story about my exploding pc. I was in my kitchen and I looked around to find smoke coming out from my pc so I rush over to find flames I put them out fast, "how are you baffled about that" you say? The pc wasn't even plugged in, It was last plugged into the wall around 4 hours before this happened! Now can anyone explain wtf happend and how this is possible? thanks
 

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I woke up one morning and my surge protector was melted. everything plugged into it was fine though and nothing else was burned. it was weird and scary ;o
 

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Don't power supplies have capacitors that retain voltage even if the computer is unplugged? I know CRT monitors do. Maybe a short in the aforementioned capacitor caused the fire?
 

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o RedSheLL x said:
da_head said:
too much pr0n made ur comp hot? lol

I always see u come into threads with pR0n comments!

And I don't know either, I'm having a brainfart...

RedSheLL
...um, thought you should know that there is no capital R in pr0n... FYI. ok, bye


do you store wet batteries in your comp?
 

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Wait it wasnt even plugged into the wall?

Shit!

Must be some kind of leftover charge in the power supply or board that shorted, probably a one in a thousand occurance and it happened to you!
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p1ngpong said:
Wait it wasnt even plugged into the wall?

Shit!

Must be some kind of leftover charge in the power supply or board that shorted, probably a one in a thousand occurance and it happened to you!
frown.gif
One in a thousand?
Then we'd have tons of people complaining about exploding pcs
Mac share rises 30%
 

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Gore said:
p1ngpong said:
Wait it wasnt even plugged into the wall?

Shit!

Must be some kind of leftover charge in the power supply or board that shorted, probably a one in a thousand occurance and it happened to you!
frown.gif
One in a thousand?
Then we'd have tons of people complaining about exploding pcs
Mac share rises 30%
A Mac is a PC.
 

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