static discharge

rallyslag · 1 Dec 2010 at 16:15

Reasontly when swiching on my PC i am getting a heavy static shock from the power switch . I hav`nt touched anything for months , and all is wired ok . There is no known static discharge anywere in the house(no dodgy carpets or the likes), It`s only hapeened the last 4 or 5 times i have switched on the pc , and all fires up ok . just seems strange .....

Any ideas :confused:

Shadz · 1 Dec 2010 at 16:23

I know this is going to sound silly but......

Do you get a static charge if you touch anything that is metal and i dont mean the PC?

If so then it might be you, we all carry a certain amount of static energy in our body
and sometimes walking on certain floors and stuff makes that static energy build up so
when something is touched it just discharges though the mental component that you
touch.

Easy way to test it is next time it does it, touch the power button again, if it doesn't do
it that im 95% sure that it will be you.

Global_Inferno · 1 Dec 2010 at 16:30

New shoes!???

judmann · 1 Dec 2010 at 21:41

try turning the pc on with your nose

robinbredin · 1 Dec 2010 at 21:50

judmann
try turning the pc on with your nose

Anybody with a better idea.n.

EniGmA1981 · 1 Dec 2010 at 22:10

Try turning it on with your.........................actually no, don't

rallyslag · 1 Dec 2010 at 22:18

Global_Inferno said:
New shoes!???

Yep . How stupid do i feel

Global_Inferno · 2 Dec 2010 at 12:14

I was gonna say, it's all well and good your environment not changing, but if you change your earthing point, then that'll do it!