I am using PC with no side panels or front panel thing is when ever i touch my pc i receive electricity shock... and even HDD are giving slight jolt too... any idea how to solve this problem.
the case should earth through the powersupply, might be worth checking the wiring in the plug to make sure the ground wire is still connected
yes... funny thing is that hdd are giving small jolts but when i use Voltage tester to check PSU, PSU works fine.
You could be the source of static, and when you touch it the static energy is grounding to the case, hence the shock. Do what ever you do wait a while and touch a radiator or water pipe. Or after the shock from the machine, touch it again straight after. If nothing then its static.
If you work on carpet or you rub your clothes or something, this all creates static electricity that is stored in your body, if you then go and touch a PC component it's transfered. You can ground yourself by touching something metal, like the inside / side panel of your case. Or you can buy an anti-static wristband for like £3.
You still didn't answer if the rig is plugged into a grounded socket. If not, there will always (well, in 230 VAC area anyway) be 115 volts on the frame and every "grounded" part of the computer. Doesn't really break anything, but boy is it annoying.
Your probably getting shocked because of static electricity as has already been said, and based on my own experience unless you stick a metal bit in say a molex connector while the computers running its not your computer doing the shocking. There is of course the faint possibility I suppose of your house having a wiring fault as was the case with my aunts, my laptop would shock me and the surge suppressant I was using showed wiring fault, so you might consider testing your outlets.
@Jipa I have this issue also using a non grounded socket (old house) in europe. can you provide more details? why would this be the case?
It has to do with the circuitry inside the power supply. It always bleeds 115 Vac to the ground, normally on grounded sockets it's not a problem, but without grounding you get the stinging feel when touching bare metal in the case/anywhere on the computer. No way around it that I know of as DIY-grounding is forbidden...
Hi Jipa, I assume "No way around it that I know of as DIY-grounding is forbidden" is sarcastic? so I can just stick a cable to my radiator? Cheers
With any luck your central heating is grounded, then a wire from the case to the radiator would work.
cool will give it a shot tonight.... still like to know the reason for the bleed to ground btw if anyone knows?
If you are somewhere such as the UK that uses a MEN system then your electrical socket should have an earth connection. Radiators may provide an electrical earth assuming you have metal piping throughout your house however I think you may find that the Electrical Wiring Regulations prohibit the use of water pipes as earthing points. Please bear in mind it is dangerous to go mucking with an electrical system when you do not know what you are doing.
the reason we don't use plumbing to ground is because potential you could electrify your water source, turn the tap on and get a shock! If he is in the Uk, then the wiring in the house it S**T! Personally i think its static build up still
In memroot's case I am worried that his house wiring may indeed be S**t. I would suggest getting a qualified electrician to look at the wiring. I can't see how a computer would generate that much static, particularly in Europe where the relative humitidy is reasonably high. If it is static the earth bond should contain a minimum of 1M Ohm resistance.
It's indeed illegal and potentially dangerous to do DIY-groundings, I wasn't being sarcastic there. The problem is annoying, but only that, why would you even bother trying to get rid of it? You keep hugging your computer case all the time and want it not to electrocute yourself?
