Electrical shock from PSU

[gulex]

I was just connecting my motherboard, gfx, new cooler and my Corsair 620W power supply to test it before dumping it in my new casing. As i reached over to turn off my PSU after a succesful test boot, it gave me a minor electrical shock.

1). Is this harmful to my other hardware?
2). my PSU is upwards of three years old but i notice that i've had this problem with EVERY SINGLE PSU i've ever had in this part of the house - Could the electrician have grounded it wrong? and if so - How do i explain the problem for him so he can fix it?

thanks

 

[gulex]

Okay nevermind - Turns out i was just being stupid. I was using a PSU cable that wasn't properly grounded.

 

[Pinhedd]

I was going to say, that should never happen if the frame is properly grounded. With that said, please cut the cable in half and throw it out so no one else gets hurt.

 

[clutchc]

Are you sure it wasn't just a static discharge shock?

 

[Pinhedd]

Are you sure it wasn't just a static discharge shock?

Static can't build up if its grounded

 

[nukemaster]

The static builds up on you and goes to ground when you touch the grounded power supply.

I have seem MANY people get a static shock touching the computer case(and many other things). The static is from you(clothing most times) not the computer it self.

 

[Pinhedd]

The static builds up in you and goes to ground when you touch the grounded power supply.

I have seem MANY people get a static shock touching the computer case(and many other things). The static is from you(clothing most times) not the computer it self.

erm right, yes. The OP said that the cable wasn't grounded though. I'm too tired

 

[nukemaster]

strange thing is an un-grounded cable on a pc power supply does not prevent function and should have even not given a static shock a place to go, but hey, if it can get into ANY other ground source(outside of the monitor signal cable ect), it will go.

You would be surprised just how much ground jumps from device to device. I am sure static will find a path.

 

[eggbrook]

I once foolishly left my entire computer ungrounded... touching the case shocked me... lol ahh to be so young and foolish