One of the only things i never understood about pcs is the static electricity... I have slept with my gpu and accidentally spilled water on the back of my cpu and my pc is fine... What is this "static" thing. My grandfather is a former engineer and I asked him about this and he said he doesnt know....
Static electricity help
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Where do you live that you haven't seen static electricity.
The humidity is about 20% in my house now.
If I walk across the room, on a rug then touch a person or anything grounded, or just something with a lower static charge, a spark will jump from my finger to what I touch.
The spark has no amps, but thousands of volts.
If you have a high static charge, and pick up a stick of memory, your charge equalizes to the memory stick.
Now if you then plug it into the computer, without touching the computer with your other hand first, a spark will jump from the memory to the computer, destroying the memory. (Not always)
If you live in a place that the humidity is high all the time, you will probably never see it.
One thing to remember, lightning is nothing but static electricity
The humidity is about 20% in my house now.
If I walk across the room, on a rug then touch a person or anything grounded, or just something with a lower static charge, a spark will jump from my finger to what I touch.
The spark has no amps, but thousands of volts.
If you have a high static charge, and pick up a stick of memory, your charge equalizes to the memory stick.
Now if you then plug it into the computer, without touching the computer with your other hand first, a spark will jump from the memory to the computer, destroying the memory. (Not always)
If you live in a place that the humidity is high all the time, you will probably never see it.
One thing to remember, lightning is nothing but static electricity
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I think I said that it is lightning.
To the OP
Static electricity is only a problem when you are assembling the computer.
Unless it is the lightning kind.
I shock my computer all the time, unintentional. and it will start.
To the OP
Static electricity is only a problem when you are assembling the computer.
Unless it is the lightning kind.
I shock my computer all the time, unintentional. and it will start.
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