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When humans are shocked by electricity from malfunctioning hardware

An electric shock occurs when a human is shocked by electricity. Depending on magnitude, shocks range from unpleasant to (rarely) fatal. In the context of Super User, electric shocks involve from malfunctioning hardware.

Compare , in which electrostatic charge builds up on a human. When discharged, this can potentially damage the hardware, even if too weak to be felt.

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Electric shock/mild vibrating sensation on MacBook Pro when charging

Every time I plug my MagSafe 2 power supply into an power outlet, this Mac's aluminum body gives me a mild vibrating sensation and sometimes an electric shock. After searching for info about my problem on many forums, they believe there's some…
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Can touching any hardware inside a running PC be dangerous for you?

I'm curious, if all the hardware gets power from the PSU's DC power lines, which provide a max. voltage of 12V, can you get electrocuted by touching some of the hardware?
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How much electricity is there in the "power switch" button cables?

Because of a broken power button on the front of my computer I've had to take the cables connected to the button and create a sort of "hotwire" setup to start my computer. This is done by simply pressing the ground and power switch cables against…
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Electric shocks from tip of laptop charger and laptop case - how to safely test if it's a bad charger or a bad outlet?

I've recently started consistently getting electric shocks from either touching the tip of my laptop charger while it's plugged in, or from touching the metal rim of the laptop while it's charging. Just now I got two in a row, seconds apart, one…
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How to Earth (ground electrically) my laptop

My computer zaps me with strong zaps which can get quite annoying. So I need a way to Earth (ground electrically)my laptop. Is there any danger (for me or my laptop) in connecting a crocodile clip from my laptop case to the earthing (ground) wire…
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Why does my PC sometimes power down when I shock myself on my desk?

I've always been cursed with the ability to develop a static charge very easily. It's never caused problems just sitting at my keyboard before. (I always discharge before I get inside to tinker) My system recently started shutting down when I come…
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Why is there electricity flowing through my VGA and other connectors?

I am using Windows 7 on a Sony VAIO laptop. When I connected my PC to the charger, I felt a little electric shock when I touched the VGA and other connectors. I tested with a current detector and found that I was indeed correct: there is current…
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Custom PC build suspended on wall: how to properly ground the PSU and the Motherboard?

When building a custom case for a computer that will be mounted on the wall, hanging, suspended are there any special considerations for the PSU or grounding? Assumption 1 – I assume the MB will need to make contact with the metal case and using…
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Repeated Static Shock From New Rack Server

I recently bought a single rack server, but I often get shocked when I touch the full-metal case. It seems to take 20-30 minutes to "charge" between shocks, but I'm not enthusiastic about testing that statistic further. It's connected to a properly…
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VGA Cable gave me an Electric Shock when connecting a Projector to a Laptop

Yesterday I was trying to connect a Viewsonic Projector to my Samsung RC420 laptop... I followed this steps: I Plugged the Projector to a power source, in parallel I did the same thing with the laptop. Then I turned on the laptop, but not the…
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USB is shocking me for no reason

Yesterday, I plugged a metal USB into the computer case. When I tried to unplug the USB when the computer is powered on, it shocked me. I thought it's electricity from a malfunctioning part, so I tried to check on the computer. Device Manager said…
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Earbuds plugged into PC shock me and Monitor flickers

I have these semi-old working earbuds that I plug into my PC, either in the front port or directly into the motherboard via port at the back of the PC. No matter which of these it is plugged into, seemingly at random I will get a slight shock from…
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Dell Inspiron 15R gives electric shocks

I have had this laptop for just more than a year and never faced any problem with it until sometime back when I got a "tingling sensation" using the track pad, just around the edges. That happens only when running on AC. When I Googled I see there…
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Electric shock with plugged in VGA cable

Possible Duplicate: Why would I get an electric shock from a VGA cable connected to an LCD monitor? Similar to this question I got shocked today with a new computer I just bought. How is this possible and how can I prevent this? There is no…
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Why would I get an electric shock from a VGA cable connected to an LCD monitor?

While arranging cables tonight to prepare to plant a new workstation, I got an electric shock from the VGA cable (that was hooked up to a seemingly good, yet older LCD monitor). Of course, when the monitor was powered off, it didn't happen, but when…
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