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computer electricity surges?
Name: a_kraker99 Date: July 4, 2005 at 11:14:19 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: 1024
Comment:
i just put a new 420 wat power supply in and a new 6600gt video card and for some reason every once in a while when playing a game everything gets electrically charged. nothing happens to my computer performance but when i touch the case or anything connected to the computer i get a little shock. not static shock. could it be a faulty power supply or video card? after a minute or so it will go away for a while.
Name: ghimpe-- Date: July 4, 2005 at 11:31:17 Pacific
Reply:
Probably you don't have a GND outlet. The best thing you could do is take a piece of wire and connect it to the PC case (to a screw on the PSU is usualy best) and to an earth pipe (from radiator,gas or water supply) If you can chose use the cold water pipe. If you live in a flat probably the best (closest) thing is the heater's pipe.
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Response Number 2
Name: a_kraker99 Date: July 4, 2005 at 11:36:24 Pacific
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i have a wire running from the case to the psu already. but why would that matter? the psu is connected to the case with screws...i guess i will have to check out the wiring in our house. it sems od that it just surges at certain times though.
Andrew Kraker
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Response Number 3
Name: ham30 Date: July 4, 2005 at 11:47:30 Pacific
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You should be able to get an inexpensive unit at a local hardware shop. It plugs into the socket and checks the wiring.
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Response Number 4
Name: a_kraker99 Date: July 4, 2005 at 16:01:25 Pacific
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i dont think its my houses wiring becasue its not like that all the time. its usually starts when i play a computer game. could it be an issue with my video card wating too much power?
Andrew Kraker
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Response Number 5
Name: a_kraker99 Date: July 4, 2005 at 16:05:49 Pacific
Reply:
or maybe i need a ups??? uninterupatable power supply
Andrew Kraker
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Response Number 6
Name: ghimpe-- Date: July 5, 2005 at 03:33:05 Pacific
Reply:
You don't need an wire from the PSU to the computer Case, you need a wire from the PSU to a grounded metal object (like the heaters pipes)
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