Does your computer Shock you?

[Instan00dles]

Well mine does!, its realy annoying when I am waorking on it and it shockes me. It happens every once and awhile. even when nothing is pluged into it I still get a shock its kinda weird the only power source is the little flat battery. anyone else have this shocking problem?

 

[MustPost]

NO, never had it.

 

[DisposableHero]

LOL.. thats a funny post..

nope my computer never shocks me.. some wire must be touching soemthing tahts really the only thing i can think of.

 

[CuriousAndy]

My computer shocks me greatly now.. this is why!

~mOo

 

[nightowl]

No, I have never been shocked by my commputer, but the shocks that you are getting may be from the capacitors on the motherboard. They can store voltage for a long time and not release it until the wires are shorted. Also, are you sure that it is not static electricity?

 

[Budman]

That's very shocking.

Do you have carpet in your house? it just might be static electricity.

 

[Pakman]

U must be a pimp with all that shag carpeting...

 

[Hender]

I used to wipe the static off my monitor every time I sat down in front of it before I left it on the entire time, and one time I did that and picked up my Gravis Gamepad and touched what I guess was a screw inside through the plastic, and so much static electricity went into the Gamepad, it melted the plastic on the outside and burned my finger. That's as close to a computer shock I've come.

 

[Jeff7]

Explain the shock a bit more - is it from the case, or the actual components? Just a static shock, or something more like froma constant power source? I had a problem that involved getting a mild shock, enough to make my finger move away due to the power - the outlet was not properly grounded. Since I was standing barefoot on concrete, I was grounded, so it used me as the ground path; that's why it shocked me. Once it was grounded correctly, it didn't do that anymore.

 

[paruhd0x]

Static = Bad!

You could ruin your components...

 

[spamboy]

Leave it plugged in, that's what grounds it and you while you work on it. People who unplug are just asking for trouble.

 

[Shooters]

I thought you're supposed to unplug it when you add and remove components.

 

[xtopgunx]

my computer shocked me in a way i guess, i was taking it off my desk and dropped it on my foot

 

[Elledan]

Whether or not you must unplug the PC before working on it depends on whether it's an AT or ATX case and mobo.

 

[Zoltarc]

Mine shocks me. Puts up with all the stuff I throw at it and it still goes....amazing really :Q

 

[Pederv]

What I do when I work on my system is turn the power strip/surge suppressor off but leave the system plugged in. That way the system stays grounded but there's no threat of me getting zapped.

Jeff7, had a house with bad wiring, had the same thing happen to me. Didn't shock my hands, it was me feet that got the tingly feelin.

 

[The Stigenator]

its possible you got a bad ground..

check that.. I remember my friend in India had his system shock me.. and there were no carpets.. he had a bad PSU... and we replaced that and all was well.

check into that.. normally it shouldnt shock.. also try get a Ground Fault Protection Surge protector.. it should trip if you get a shock.

 

[Instan00dles]

The scock come from the outside rim of my case where the side pannles snap into place. there are also no carpets cause I am inthe basement and it is cement

 

[Adrian Tung]

I know some people who used to have those horrid plastic casings... I wouldn't touch those even with a cattle prod, because they used to give me quite a shocking experience. Your casing isn't plastic, is it?


atwl

 

[Instan00dles]

I dont know if it is plastic but is shocks really good when it does shock you. I know it is a cheap case but it feels like metal too me.