Would i get shocked touching fan header??

[Kcimor]

Hi, sorry for dumb question, but, if i touch a fan header with the pc on or off will i get shocked?? Like, will the electricity hit me?? Because i bought this product - https://www.amazon.es/gp/aw/d/B07BQ1HP85/ref=ya_aw_oh_bia_dp?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - And all the pins are exposed!! I bought that because its super cheap

 

[ehmkec]

No - not enough current to hurt.

 

[faalin]

No you wont get shocked but make sure you put it in a safe spot in your computer so it doesnt touch anything metal and short out.

 

[drea.drechsler]

Hi, sorry for dumb question, but, if i touch a fan header with the pc on or off will i get shocked?? Like, will the electricity hit me?? Because i bought this product - https://www.amazon.es/gp/aw/d/B07BQ1HP85/ref=ya_aw_oh_bia_dp?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - And all the pins are exposed!! I bought that because its super cheap

No you wont get shocked but make sure you put it in a safe spot in your computer so it doesnt touch anything metal and short out.

That's only going to have 12 volts max which is very safe so not likely to shock.

But...it's connected directly to the power supply so it has the full current of the 12V bus available; that could be upwards of 60 amps. You could weld with this beast: absolutely think about where you mount it and consider that if you use only one screw and then tug on a cable it may swivel and bring one of the pins in contact with the case and not notice it.

 

[ehmkec]

Electrical Safety - (Why we are not all dead) - https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-3/ohms-law-again/

 

[drea.drechsler]

Electrical Safety - (Why we are not all dead) - https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-3/ohms-law-again/

Interesting... if you've ever worked on old color TV's, the kind with large vacuum picture tubes. If you don't discharge them before working on one you'll get the shock of a lifetime.

30,000+ volts... but picoamps current. The shock probably won't kill you (unless it's across the wrong body part...can you say 'defibrillator'?). But you might bleed out from the the 2" slit on your wrist as your muscles react and reflexively pull back out of the chassis, trip and fall, hitting your head as you do so.

Yet you can safely use the posts to grip that 100A, 12 volt battery to slide it into place in your car. Just don't short the 10mm wrench across them or it could weld itself in place and glow cherry red!

Yes, electrical safety is important, as is PPE and a safety observer in the room when working around hazardous voltages.

 

[Kcimor]

thanks alot guys