My power supply tripped the RCD

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I also posted this at All About Circuits but I thought I would get some more opinions as I'm quite worried.

I was using my power supply to power an electronics project (Super OSD.) The power supply is a TM035-3/GM035-3 0-3A 0-35V CC/CV power supply. When I turned the supply off, then on again, it made a little pop sound from inside and the RCD for the sockets tripped. (Lights remained.) It also blew the 5A mains input fuse. Obviously both safety features helped protect against a bad failure. After untripping the RCD and replacing the fuse, all is well – it still works perfectly fine. I am now a little concerned about how the power supply blew both the fuse and tripped the RCD! I have turned the supply on and off many times before. I am thinking inrush current but why only this time?

Best Answer

Probably an elctrolytic cap inside the PSU has blown open circuit, can you open it up to check? If there is not any noticable ripple on your output I would not be too concerned.