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NiKKoM on 21 November 2013

Don't forget to write a one star amazon review about your experience..



 

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Wright on 21 November 2013
JazzB1987 said:

I edited my post before you replied.  So part of the answer is in there  ;)

Basically it is like that. When you pull a cord out of a console  a part of the plug can still have contact while the other one already lost it. 
(remember the Pokemon Gameboy "cloning"? Where when only 50% of the link cable contacts had contact with the Gameboy it would not send info to one of the 2 Gameboys?)

A power cord also has several prongs/contacts. 
When you pull it out of the console  the e.g ground prong can lose contact but the other ones could still have contact.

Since electricity can travel short distances by air it can result in a ghostbusters (DO NOT CROSS THE STREAMS) effect. 
On consumer electronics the  "device end" of of a cable is also less safe than the "wall end" (wall end has thicker plugs and more secure connection etc).
Plus when you pull the plug out of the wall the electricity traveling through it can somewhat stabilize before it reaches your device.


Its not 100% scientifically correct but thats basically what happens  ;)


Interesting...guess you always learn something new every day :)



dsage01 on 21 November 2013

It's time..get the person who loaned you a PS3..A PS4 with BF4 and Killzone Shawdowfall..fuck I'm already drooling.



DD_Bwest on 21 November 2013

um this might be a dum question, but you say you pushed the botton, even extra hard and nothing happened.. did you try holding it down for 5-10 seconds?



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kupomogli on 21 November 2013

You've already got the issue resolved, but next time hold the power button down. On the slim it's easier because you know the power button is held down, on the fat you don't know if it's sensing anything or not. Just push your thumb over the power button and keep it there on the fat for however long until it turns off. Should have a few beeps and turn off within 30 seconds or so.



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withdreday on 21 November 2013

Unplug it, and quick.



ethomaz on 21 November 2013
NiKKoM said:
Don't forget to write a one star amazon review about your experience..





Wright on 21 November 2013
kupomogli said:
You've already got the issue resolved, but next time hold the power button down. On the slim it's easier because you know the power button is held down, on the fat you don't know if it's sensing anything or not. Just push your thumb over the power button and keep it there on the fat for however long until it turns off. Should have a few beeps and turn off within 30 seconds or so.


I held the button pressed like five minutes.



Sal.Paradise on 21 November 2013
Wright said:
kupomogli said:
You've already got the issue resolved, but next time hold the power button down. On the slim it's easier because you know the power button is held down, on the fat you don't know if it's sensing anything or not. Just push your thumb over the power button and keep it there on the fat for however long until it turns off. Should have a few beeps and turn off within 30 minutes or so.


I held the button pressed like five minutes.

You need to do it for at least 30 minutes



Wright on 21 November 2013
Sal.Paradise said:
Wright said:
kupomogli said:
You've already got the issue resolved, but next time hold the power button down. On the slim it's easier because you know the power button is held down, on the fat you don't know if it's sensing anything or not. Just push your thumb over the power button and keep it there on the fat for however long until it turns off. Should have a few beeps and turn off within 30 minutes or so.


I held the button pressed like five minutes.

You need to do it for at least 30 minutes


Japanese machines sure require huge doses of patience.