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Old 20th February 2008, 14:59   #11
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depends on where it occurs, I think most have internal protection for that
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Old 20th February 2008, 23:54   #12
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They are designed to shut off yes, but they will only shut off after the ignition or short has occured. So if something already ignited then it won't matter much if the PSU turned itself off.
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