Spent a full day chasing a 'bad' power supply that was just a loose plug

A client brought in a gaming rig that wouldn't turn on at all. I spent about 8 hours testing components, even ordered a new $120 power supply after my tester gave a weird reading. Right before installing it, I jiggled the main power cable where it goes into the wall... and heard a click. The outlet's socket was so worn the plug wasn't making contact. I felt like a total fool. Anyone else ever get tricked by something that simple?

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val2231d ago

I once spent three hours trying to figure out why a mouse wasn't working, only to realize I was testing it on a black mousepad with a black optical sensor. You ever feel like the problem is smarter than you are?

felix_coleman871d ago

Actually, optical sensors use infrared light, so color shouldn't matter. Maybe the pad's surface was too glossy or something.