So I've had a huge problem with static electricity lately.
When I come home from school I come to my computer and grab my keyboard to type. However, since it's metal, it shocks me. The lights on it go out and the length of the outage depends on the strength of the shock. Sometimes if the shock is strong it will turn off my monitor and reset it like I hit the power button twice. The PC stays on.
1. Is this bad for my PC? Will the current eventually kill the USB port because of this, or even worse, the PC itself?
2. How can I prevent this? I use my PC on carpet and I do have static spray.
3. Is this because the weather is dry? It has happened almost every day since I touched a very large and conductive plastic trash bin. Odd, right? (Oh yeah, it also happens when I get out of bed)
4. What can I touch in order to ground myself?
When I come home from school I come to my computer and grab my keyboard to type. However, since it's metal, it shocks me. The lights on it go out and the length of the outage depends on the strength of the shock. Sometimes if the shock is strong it will turn off my monitor and reset it like I hit the power button twice. The PC stays on.
1. Is this bad for my PC? Will the current eventually kill the USB port because of this, or even worse, the PC itself?
2. How can I prevent this? I use my PC on carpet and I do have static spray.
3. Is this because the weather is dry? It has happened almost every day since I touched a very large and conductive plastic trash bin. Odd, right? (Oh yeah, it also happens when I get out of bed)
4. What can I touch in order to ground myself?