Computer-related circuit breaker tripping issue

after moving the PC to my parents' house to test it (it never tripped there)

Even though no one asked the question, this information should have been specified in the first post.....

The problem is not the PC but rather your electrical installation or the way you're plugging in your outlets, as I implied in post 6.

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More specifically, I can turn on the PC without anything happening, but if I use it and launch an application, for example, the circuit breaker trips.

Hello

This isn't a PC crash, it's a building electrical issue.

Yes, a power outage; it was still working before the outage.

It consumes like a big heating device,

or there's a short circuit/isolation problem.

Ground circuit issue in the house.

Try to isolate a faulty component.

A power supply cable/PC power cable or a screen power cable, or the PC or the screen, or a power strip, or an extension cord.

Everything must be connected to ground, but it also needs to be of good quality.

If a PC power supply blows a fuse, we don't try to repair it unless it's too high a consumption for the circuit breaker, then we replace it.

This house has several PCs, but only mine keeps tripping the circuit, despite several tests with other outlets or a different power strip; the problem continues. For example, I just restarted my PC for maybe 5 to 10 minutes and then the circuit breaker tripped again. Could the problem be coming from my power supply? Even though I don't understand why the power doesn't trip immediately upon launching the PC.

Thank you for your responses. I will try to replace the power supply with a new one, hoping that this will solve my problem.

Hello,

I'm back because I still have my issue with the PC that trips the circuit breaker after some time of use. I changed the power supply of the PC, but the problem persists. It always ends up tripping the breaker, even though it starts up and works properly for maybe 3 to 5 minutes, and then suddenly the breaker trips.

Hi

Sorry but I'm not an expert in the field.

I only know about faults in the power supply or it being too powerful for the circuit breaker.

The rest, dangerous anomalies, are a bit difficult to control.

Normally, if there's a fault in the PC, the power supply cuts off, at least for the recent ones with protections that didn't exist before. Nothing downstream is connected to the mains except for a very gross wiring error that corresponds to an abnormal modification.

A PC that overheats doesn't blow mains fuses, for example.

The internal securities of the PC shouldn't rely on a mains fuse blowing, so that's abnormal.

Which country is it, 110v or 240v? Even that, the latest power supplies adapt, but you still need to check that it's clearly written on it.

I'm in France, 230v 16A for household outlet circuit breakers, which makes 3680 Watts theoretically on the breaker. For a PC to consume that much, it needs specific numbers; the power supply should indicate less since it should handle all the current of the PC. It's really rare for an individual to have a PC that consumes that much. All components, the diameter of all wires, all terminals, must be very widely dimensioned throughout the apartment as well.

I agree with xileh, from a distance I insist it might hide a dangerous situation for individuals.

Changing the power supply should, in principle, be within the reach of a usual PC user with precautions that are very widespread in the population.

More thorough electrical checks in the household should be done by an electrician, even if the cause is within the PC.

Hello

No, it's not AI, but we can't see from the forum what's wrong with his setup, we can't tell him to test the PC like usual if it's causing a short circuit.

If he wants to fix it, he needs to take extra precautions like in a workshop with bench power supplies, high sensitivity circuit breakers, protections for high voltages, short circuits, fires; nothing is left unattended, especially with children around. And specialized control devices can be used. It's better to have the housing ground checked even if you're looking for a malfunction in the PC.

Hello,

I just reread the entire thread and I don't see anywhere that you changed the power cable.

You may have done it. Otherwise, it needs to be tested.

What one clearly conceives can easily be expressed,
And the words to say it come readily.
(Boileau)

Hello, after moving the PC to my parents' place to test it (it never tripped the circuit there) and bringing it back home, the PC doesn't seem to trip the circuit breaker anymore. I don't know if a cable was misplaced inside and caused a short circuit, I'm waiting a few days to see if it happens again.

Hello,

A blown circuit breaker is something that often happens.

I believe my recommendation would be to have it replaced by a professional.

Hello

If it's about bipolar circuit breakers limited to the power supply of the PC, it's a short circuit, but if it doesn't trip elsewhere, your electrical equipment needs to be analyzed urgently.

A ground fault first trips the residual current circuit breaker.

An electronic component on the motherboard may be suspected, it needs to be looked at closely... if the power supply is new.

Hello

There remains one possibility, even if it's a bit far-fetched.

The Linky meter, which can be controlled remotely, especially if you've just moved in.

If, rightly or wrongly, for a time the allowed power was reduced, “limited,” and doesn’t correspond or no longer corresponds for a while to what you thought was available, I believe it "cuts off" if you exceed a threshold, perhaps lower than normal. I don’t know if it trips the circuit but it’s quite possible, forcing you to limit the instantaneous consumption – that’s the point.

If, for example, the previous occupant isn’t paying anymore, which is fine for him since he’s no longer there, and because of that they reduced the allowed power before restoring it when they realized there was a new occupant who pays, it could explain why an additional PC caused a trip for a while, then no longer trips.

Really far-fetched but still logical.

Indeed: the cut does exist in the Linky meter, but... the laws have changed several times since April 1, 2022. There was indeed a period of 5 days where they limited when they could not reach the customer after a payment default, as seen on this "outdated" information page.

https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/actualites/A16433

Before a cut or a termination, a minimum period of 60 days of power reduction down to 1 kVA

This minimum supply of 1 kVA allows for the maintenance of certain essential electricity uses: lighting, operation of household appliances (refrigerator, freezer...), charging electronic devices.

Indeed, EDF replaced electricity cuts in case of non-payment with a power limitation to 1 kVA since April 1, 2022.

(And installers report that from time to time they have encountered surprises with this setting falling back to 1 kVA):

https://forum.hardware.fr/hfr/Discussions/Actualite/deploiement-fonctionnement-reprendre-sujet_112936_476.htm#t63964151

Officially no, but it sometimes happens when installing a Linky. It goes to 1 kVA because of "bad payer", I can't remember the official term for it, it has a name.

So officially it should not happen without notifying the customer.

And it does not cut off the circuit breakers:

https://forum.hardware.fr/hfr/Discussions/Actualite/deploiement-fonctionnement-reprendre-sujet_112936_476.htm#t63963932