So! I just had my first electric shock from the mains. It feels like a hardware geek rite of passage. Simultaneously, it feels like a numb ache down the length of my right arm and along the right side of my head and face. In truth, as rites of passage go, it probably wasn't as dangerous as many, but it was a hell of a lot more dangerous than, say, ( Read more... )

It wasn't either of the fuses, neither the plug nor the PSU.

Next, to find a soldering iron and reattach the fuse to the PSU. I've performed this operation before, even though, in truth, I wish I hadn't had to (it's a long story).

Following this, to check the power wiring, which isn't as nicely organised as it once was. But having detached the fuse, ( Read more... )

...my desktop has stopped working. Won't turn on. Mechanically won't turn on, as in, I press the power button and nothing actually happens at all ( Read more... )