Question About cable smoking after reconnecting my PSU to everything.
Question About cable smoking after reconnecting my PSU to everything.
Possible that the cable was accidentally trapped between metal parts of the case?
Should have thrown a breaker for sure.
This power supply is cheap and non modular. All you can do at this point is purchase a new power supply with better build quality, reinstall it correctly with the proper cabling and see what works and doesn't. It could damage the power supply.
The alternative would be to take it to a shop. There is nothing in that case that would warrant paying a professional to fix, IMO. It would be best to put aside a budget for a new build and ask some questions before proceeding in areas you are not familiar with.
When the OCP on the 12V rail activates at around 500W, the power supply could consume up to 600W in constant current limiting—far below the threshold needed to trigger a circuit breaker. If it operates in foldback mode, the draw might drop to just 200W during a short circuit on the 12V rail. In either scenario, the unit should be considered defective and replaced.