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<blockquote data-quote="pendlewitch" data-source="post: 1417314" data-attributes="member: 214663">No worries... just trying to put an old fogey slant on things. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Just a question, do you understand what the implications could be if you placed liquids close to a PSU connected to mains voltage and they inadvertently leaked ? Clenched teeth and hands, hair standing on end and cardiac arrest, that sort of thing...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> ...or...short circuit, mains circuit protection devices operating, power outage in the building.What appears to be happening is that the thermal switch inside the PSU is opening up and thus disconnecting the unit because it is overloaded or rather seeing excess current (maybe a short circuit). This phenomenon usually creates excessive heat and an associated risk of fire and equipment damage.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pendlewitch, post: 1417314, member: 214663"] No worries... just trying to put an old fogey slant on things. ;) Just a question, do you understand what the implications could be if you placed liquids close to a PSU connected to mains voltage and they inadvertently leaked ? Clenched teeth and hands, hair standing on end and cardiac arrest, that sort of thing...:o ...or...short circuit, mains circuit protection devices operating, power outage in the building. What appears to be happening is that the thermal switch inside the PSU is opening up and thus disconnecting the unit because it is overloaded or rather seeing excess current (maybe a short circuit). This phenomenon usually creates excessive heat and an associated risk of fire and equipment damage. [/QUOTE]

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