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| Posted: 11:56am 06 Jun 2018 |
I am not much help here.
My advice would be buy a new one. They are dirt cheap.
On the other hand, generally power supplies are developed to sustain power ON and OFF switching. Typically they don't die.
I can imagine that in the power outage excessive grid voltages have reached you house, and the computer power supply (there is always a weak spot !) absorbed the energy and died.
Be aware that next time your TV, dishwasher or solar energy installation might die.
There may be value in beefing up the protection of your mains voltage.
And then, last but (maybe) not least....most houses get 2 phase or 3 phase from the grid. With a weak neutral, the voltage between phases varies with the load.
If you happen to have a large consumer (big airco) on one phase, and a weak neutral he unbalance can destroy electronics anytime. Not only during a grid outage.
These issues ae real. I encountered them myself in previous jobs. So be alert. If it happens again, you may have a clue where to look.
regards,
Volhout
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