[olug] shocking case

[John Williams]

I have seen this happen at a friends house once.  He had his computer
plugged into an adapter that would allow him to plug it into a outlet
without ground.  I agree with David, sounds like a grounding problem.  You
should check that before spending the money on a new case.

John


On Wed, 10 Oct 2001, David Walker wrote:

> You'll want to make sure the third wire is properly wired in your outlet as
> well.  You used to be able to get a cheap device to check for proper wiring
> at radio shack and I'd expect Home Depot or Menards should carry that too.
>
> On Wednesday 10 October 2001 10:23 am, you wrote:
> > Last night I opened my ATX case to add a hard drive.
> > I shutdown the box and unplugged the power before
> > opening the case.
> >
> > The case gave me a mild shock.  10 volts DC says my
> > meter.   This was there on the hard drive cage, power
> > supply, and the bottom of the case.
> >
> > I left the box off all night.   In the morning there
> > was no voltage on the case.   I turned the box on.  No
> > voltage.   I left the box on for an hour while I
> > copied some files off.    At the end of the hour the
> > case was electrified to 7 volts.
> >
> > Please help.   Where's a good place to buy a new case
> > (with power suply)?  What could have caused this
> > shocking behavior?  I bought this case in December
> > 2000.   There are not any loose wires etc etc.
> >
> >
> > Thanks! --Matt Payne, payne68114 at yahoo.com
> >
> >
> >
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