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Dr Wu
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- Mysterious electrical connection issue (domestic).
I'm faced with a puzzle. Lately my desktop PC requires me to first disconnect, and then reconnect its mains cable, before it will start. By this I mean the cable has to be physically disconnected from the mains socket, as well as disconnected from the male plug that goes into the back of the PC, and then reconnected again, before it will operate.
Simply removing and reconnecting the latter plug won't do. It has to be a full disconnection/reconnection at both ends, otherwise zilch. Neither can the problem be exclusively due to the cable itself, for I've swapped it with three others in my possession, including a brand new one that I had kept as a spare.
Obviously there's a connection issue taking place, but I can't even begin to see what the cause of it might be. Also, the PC continues to function flawlessly once switched on - no power failures, brownouts. . . whatever. In addition I have no similar issues with other electrical equipment running from the same power supply: just the PC, nothing else. Any answers?
Simply removing and reconnecting the latter plug won't do. It has to be a full disconnection/reconnection at both ends, otherwise zilch. Neither can the problem be exclusively due to the cable itself, for I've swapped it with three others in my possession, including a brand new one that I had kept as a spare.
Obviously there's a connection issue taking place, but I can't even begin to see what the cause of it might be. Also, the PC continues to function flawlessly once switched on - no power failures, brownouts. . . whatever. In addition I have no similar issues with other electrical equipment running from the same power supply: just the PC, nothing else. Any answers?