- Apr 9, 2010
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Hi,
I just recently moved to another room in my house. In this room, I'm getting an electric shock from touching metal parts on my USB devices (especially keyboard & mouse). I even feel the shock when plugging in my headphone (ATH-M50, which has a metal jack) to my USB soundcard. This only happen if I place my foot on the floor without sandals or shoes, though. If I wear them, or place my foot on the desk (wood) or just lift it to my couch, I didn't feel it.
I've been reading on the Net for similar issues, and most of them feel the electricity from their metal PC case. It's strange because my case is also have a metal parts on the outer side but I don't feel anything from it, only from devices connected through USB ports. Not forget to mention that the electricity is even stronger when I touch any USB port directly.
It's like all threads I've read talking about grounding. Electricity isn't my strong suit so maybe I need some help here. I live in Indonesia, which using this kind of AC plug and socket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Schuko_plug_and_socket_annotated.png. I've checked that every plug and socket has the earth clips. I've also read about the possibility of problem with grounding from the wall socket or maybe it's the faulty PSU. Is there any way to solve or at least determine what causing it?
I just recently moved to another room in my house. In this room, I'm getting an electric shock from touching metal parts on my USB devices (especially keyboard & mouse). I even feel the shock when plugging in my headphone (ATH-M50, which has a metal jack) to my USB soundcard. This only happen if I place my foot on the floor without sandals or shoes, though. If I wear them, or place my foot on the desk (wood) or just lift it to my couch, I didn't feel it.
I've been reading on the Net for similar issues, and most of them feel the electricity from their metal PC case. It's strange because my case is also have a metal parts on the outer side but I don't feel anything from it, only from devices connected through USB ports. Not forget to mention that the electricity is even stronger when I touch any USB port directly.
It's like all threads I've read talking about grounding. Electricity isn't my strong suit so maybe I need some help here. I live in Indonesia, which using this kind of AC plug and socket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Schuko_plug_and_socket_annotated.png. I've checked that every plug and socket has the earth clips. I've also read about the possibility of problem with grounding from the wall socket or maybe it's the faulty PSU. Is there any way to solve or at least determine what causing it?
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