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Quite a few of the cheaper power supply units are regarded as incendiary bombs or combustive agents. Insufficent components (mostly: too cheap components) will overheat and then...




But don't overlook the fact that the computer power supply is contained inside its own steel box. And that box is also contained inside the PC's enclosure as well.

So that, while you may indeed experience a fault situation in which a component inside the power supply may overheat or even reach combustion point, the event will be contained and it would be quite difficult for that to start a fire to any surroundings given the average expected environment.


--Mac