[SOLVED] My gear is shocking me

[Rae Nelvin]

So I just built my gaming PC. Not that fancy after all. I put it on my wooden desk. And i plugged it into my stavol for 220V. My monitor also plugged into the stavol for the same volt. On my desk there's 1m mouspad with metal build mechanical gaming keyboard and the mouse and also there's my laptop. My laptop, keyboard and mouse sometimes instantly zap me when I touch the metal part. I'm planning to put a nail into the wall and wired it with copper will it work as grounding?

 

[DSzymborski]

So I just built my gaming PC. Not that fancy after all. I put it on my wooden desk. And i plugged it into my stavol for 220V. My monitor also plugged into the stavol for the same volt. On my desk there's 1m mouspad with metal build mechanical gaming keyboard and the mouse and also there's my laptop. My laptop, keyboard and mouse sometimes instantly zap me when I touch the metal part. I'm planning to put a nail into the wall and wired it with copper will it work as grounding?

No, that's not grounding. There's no true substitute for a proper ground.

 

[Rae Nelvin]

No, that's not grounding. There's no true substitute for a proper ground.

So what do I have to do in order for me to not get shock by any of my devices?

 

[DSzymborski]

Have an electrician do it properly.

 

[Rae Nelvin]

X

Have an electrician do it properly.

Any other possibilities I can do? Or is it okay if I just left it? What causes this shocking thing?

 

[DSzymborski]

X
Any other possibilities I can do? Or is it okay if I just left it? What causes this shocking thing?

https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-grounding-1152859

Whether it's OK to just ignore it depends on your local laws and your personal feelings about the risk of dying from electric shock or fire.

 

[Ralston18]

Strongly seconding @DSzymborski

Get an electrician.

The electrician should be able to identify the source of the shock and the fix may be quite simple. A few minutes with a multi-meter is all it should take.

If you do not fix the problem the best that could happen is your not-so fancy, gaming PC build, fries itself.

Worst that could happen is indeed - dying by electric shock or fire as stated above.

I am sure that several of us here (and I include myself) have seen the worst. You do not want that.