Re: [Nolug] Possible grounding/static electricity problem

From: Devin Naquin <dnaquin_at_cox.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:07:10 -0500
Message-Id: <20030703070710.1728cb45.dnaquin@cox.net>

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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