On 03 Jul 2003 06:41:07 -0500
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
>
> If the case's power supply isn't plugged in, what's the point of
> touching it? Where would the electricity go, if, for example, the
> PC is on a wooden table?
"The static problem is between you, the motherboard and the case. Whether the case is grounded or not doesn't affect this." ~John Souvestre
Modern motherboards have current through them as long as the thing is plugged in, so working with them plugged in, you risk shorting something.
Devin Naquin
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