I ' ve had a computer for most of my life . I ' ve use the connect , wii , rift dk 1 , dk 2 , and have months of playtime on steam . For someone who never really liked AAA games the vive is the best gift I ' ve ever gotten . Hands down over every pc upgrade , phone , smart watch , 3 d printer , or whatever . The vive is the coolest and most futuristic tech I ' ve had the luck of owning . If he ' s anything like me this will be Christmas done and shut for him . I ' m young enough that I could ' ve asked for driving lessons this year and I asked for a better gpu instead . It ' s made me scream , cry , and smile more than any other piece of tech . This is the future . Please get one for him , and then maybe one for yourself . <| sep |> Maybe there is no load on the group that ' s out and the 30 V is just there because of induction on the cable that has the bad connection . So to be to the point , to me it just sounds like you might have a bad connection broken wire on the mains