can i use my pc if case is electrified?

[JAKMACK]

I recieve a touch current while my PC is plugged into the wall jack with obviously no ground, all i need to know definitely is if this current i can feel in my case has the potential to damage my expensive computer components.
Will reversing the polarity of my powerstrip into the walljack send this energy somewhere else?
Any ghetto ways of removing current without spending money on electricians.

 

[NubUser]

you can damage the computer and yourself, only an UPS will offer you some protection it will burn the UPS before the PC, but its not ideal having no ground in the house at all.
Or use this kind of fuse, 40A max (lower the better), it is very sensitive and will turn off the house power each time there is a ground discharge.

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[utroz]

Why on earth would you do that.. You are asking for trouble. I would get it grounded. They have the ground lift plugs and you can run a ground line from that to a metal pipe or something.

 

[NubUser]

Why on earth would you do that.. You are asking for trouble. I would get it grounded. They have the ground lift plugs and you can run a ground line from that to a metal pipe or something.

well he cant do that if he is in one apartment, but OP if you dont want to damage stuff on your house, or die, ground it and ask help to some professional

 

[USAFRet]

Why on earth would you do that.. You are asking for trouble. I would get it grounded. They have the ground lift plugs and you can run a ground line from that to a metal pipe or something.

well he cant do that if he is in one apartment, but OP if you dont want to damage stuff on your house, or die, ground it and ask help to some professional

If he is in an apartment, the landlord must fix this.
If not an apartment, then whoever owns the property must fix this.

 

[USAFRet]

I recieve a touch current while my PC is plugged into the wall jack with obviously no ground, all i need to know definitely is if this current i can feel in my case has the potential to damage my expensive computer components.
Will reversing the polarity of my powerstrip into the walljack send this energy somewhere else?
Any ghetto ways of removing current without spending money on electricians.

Any ghetto workaround will be more dangerous than it is already.
Are you ready and willing to die for this?

Call an electrician and get this fixed.

 

[USAFRet]

 

[Someone Somewhere]

An RCD/GFCI will fix the shock hazard, but won't remove the sensation unless there's a bootleg ground. Which is illegal in most places.

Unless the water pipes are properly bonded to your house's neutral, connecting it to them is unlikely to be of much use.

UPS won't have any effect.

Get a proper electrician in. As above, this is your landlord's responsibility. Though given non-grounded [strike]plugs[/strike] sockets are legal in some parts of the world, they might be within their rights to say "it's an ungrounded plug, don't use appliances that require a ground".

 

[JAKMACK]

I cannot tear up the walls where i live , we are borrowing the place, also if i had money to fix it right I wouldn't be asking on this forum, i live in a third world country, so forget about laws, regulations, or inspections even existing or being followed. I noticed this burning tingling sensation when I tried to plug in my sound system for it was charged at the audio jack to my surprise, but before this discovery I would run my computer for a substantial amount of time with no faults.
Which brings me back to my question, I need broke <removed by mod> IT support, do any of you have some sort of trick, I have read about attaching a copper wire from my case to a plug screw, a wooden board underneath, as well as simply not touching it, though it isn't my saftey im worried about, more so my equipment. Thanks for all your responses so far btw.

 

[USAFRet]

I cannot tear up the walls where i live , we are borrowing the place, also if i had money to fix it right I wouldn't be asking on this forum, i live in a third world country, so forget about laws, regulations, or inspections even existing or being followed. I noticed this burning tingling sensation when I tried to plug in my sound system for it was charged at the audio jack to my surprise, but before this discovery I would run my computer for a substantial amount of time with no faults.

Not only will this kill you, it will hurt the whole time you are dying.

I'm not sure what else to say.

 

[JAKMACK]

@USAFRet
The fact that I the person asking this question cannot choose the best answer for my own subforum proves to me why I find this place lacking any real help. You are telling me the obvious.

 

[JAKMACK]

This question is not solved, this website is a joke.

 

[USAFRet]

@USAFRet
The fact that I the person asking this question cannot choose the best answer for my own subforum proves to me why I find this place lacking any real help. You are telling me the obvious.

Previously selected "Best Answer" deselected.
Choose what you wish.

Please don't die.

 

[Supernova1138]

There is no safe 'ghetto' or free solution to this kind of problem. Any solution jury rigged by you is likely to get you killed and/or burn your house down. I doubt anyone here wants to assume responsibility for your death and/or destruction of property when the jury rigged solution fails. Your safest fix to this problem if you can't get an electrician is to either find an outlet in your house that actually is grounded for your computer equipment, or move somewhere with a proper electrical setup.

 

[JAKMACK]

@Supernova1138
You cannot get sued over a voluntary internet forum discussion, can we not go off topic here about your legal fears and try and find some sort of backyard solution to this problem. For instance im thinking a cheater adapter.

 

[USAFRet]

For instance im thinking a cheater adapter.

Smoke, flames, burning flesh.....
Or, you could get it fixed properly.

 

[JAKMACK]

@USAFRet
Thanks for allowing me the choice, as well as your concern. Have solace in knowing that I havent plugged in my Pc since 2 weeks ago when this problem was discovered. Im not going to jump on the first egregious "solution" in order to ensure my own electrocution.

 

[NubUser]

you should seek help on one electrical forum, not computers forum

 

[USAFRet]

@USAFRet
Thanks for allowing me the choice, as well as your concern. Have solace in knowing that I havent plugged in my Pc since 2 weeks ago when this problem was discovered. Im not going to jump on the first egregious "solition" in order to ensure my own electrocution.

It's not only your PC, but also the rest of the house and what is plugged in.
Smoke, flames, burning flesh...

 

[JAKMACK]

Just to reiterate, will this damage my Pc, if so how come after 3 months of living here there was no knowledge of this current in my chassis?

 

[USAFRet]

Just to reiterate, will this damage my Pc, if so how come after 3 months of living here there was no knowledge of this current in my chassis?

"Just to reiterate"....maybe.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Find a properly grounded power point. Use a grounded extension cord to power your gear from there, or move your stuff to it. That's the only cheap+safe fix I can think of.

There are other ways, but I don't think I'd suggest them because if anything else in the building is miswired, you die... and you won't have the gear to check for that.

 

[basroil]

Just to reiterate, will this damage my Pc, if so how come after 3 months of living here there was no knowledge of this current in my chassis?

If you can feel capacitance in your case, you WILL damage the case and kill yourself at some point. How many people do you need to hear that from?

If you need grounding, find a solid metal pipe that goes into the ground (basement or better yet the lead pipe for the building) and attach your plug's ground cable to it (most strips have a grounding post you can use with regular 16 gauge wire, strip 2cm off the end you connect to the strip and enough to wrap the wire around the pipe a few times on the other), and that might help with noise/ cleaner PSU power, but it won't be a fix.

 

[nemetsk]

Are you sure it's not just current from your fingertip arcing to ground?

You shocked yourself, right?
Touch again. If it doesn't shock you again, you are simply reaching potential equilibrium with the case unit, i.e. "grounding yourself." If this is the case, you are an idiot, but at least learned a lesson about ground.

I shock myself on my PC in a carpeted room about 10 times a month.

Good day.

 

[GregGlessner]

Why on earth would you do that.. You are asking for trouble. I would get it grounded. They have the ground lift plugs and you can run a ground line from that to a metal pipe or something.

well he cant do that if he is in one apartment, but OP if you dont want to damage stuff on your house, or die, ground it and ask help to some professional

If he is in an apartment, the landlord must fix this.
If not an apartment, then whoever owns the property must fix this.

Actually, the landlord may not need to do squat. It's unfortunate, but all they have to do (in many states) is install GFCIs and mark the outlets with "no equipment ground" stickers. Not going to do anything for your computer, but they would be legal in doing that. I went through the exact same thing with a pain of a real estate management company in a college town. Alas, "legal" isn't always the same thing as safe. This is not a safe situation for you or your computer.