Ferg
Manbearpig
-Don't know if this is the right sub-forum but its the only one slightly about electronics, feel free to move me :) -
Ok occasionally (and I mean occasionally - if it were happening all the time it would be much easier to solve by elimination) I am getting shocked by all parts of my rig, it could be either of the two CRT's, any of the cables or the main tower itself.
When this is happening I have sometimes quickly got my multimeter out and using the bare wall as the ground (its an old barn) I can detect a fluctuating voltage between 0 and about 1.5 volts (its a digital multimeter) the numbers jump around all over the place tho which is making me think that perhaps it is a static build up? - I'm not very hot on the workings of electricity but I muddle by.
It has to be said that I did think it was my old PSU (an old chieftec 320w from the first year of uni) but that recently blew and I treated myself to a shiney new system with an OCZ 600W PSU so no longer think that it is hardware at fault. I have checked all cableing for exposed copper and double checked my PC that it isnt earthing a live through the case but all is well.
This has all started happening since I moved to this barn (I don't trust the ring mains here - and am slowly replacing all the ring main circuits and lighting circuits but don't plan to do the area where my PC is situated for a long time) Could I drive a metal pole into the ground outside and attach a cable to that and through to the case of my PC to ground this charge? Do any of you think it maybe isnt static charge? I'm a bit lost to tell the truth and it is driving me round the bend trying to find the culprit when it seems a few minutes after I get a shock it no longer gives one out.
TIA
ferg
Ok occasionally (and I mean occasionally - if it were happening all the time it would be much easier to solve by elimination) I am getting shocked by all parts of my rig, it could be either of the two CRT's, any of the cables or the main tower itself.
When this is happening I have sometimes quickly got my multimeter out and using the bare wall as the ground (its an old barn) I can detect a fluctuating voltage between 0 and about 1.5 volts (its a digital multimeter) the numbers jump around all over the place tho which is making me think that perhaps it is a static build up? - I'm not very hot on the workings of electricity but I muddle by.
It has to be said that I did think it was my old PSU (an old chieftec 320w from the first year of uni) but that recently blew and I treated myself to a shiney new system with an OCZ 600W PSU so no longer think that it is hardware at fault. I have checked all cableing for exposed copper and double checked my PC that it isnt earthing a live through the case but all is well.
This has all started happening since I moved to this barn (I don't trust the ring mains here - and am slowly replacing all the ring main circuits and lighting circuits but don't plan to do the area where my PC is situated for a long time) Could I drive a metal pole into the ground outside and attach a cable to that and through to the case of my PC to ground this charge? Do any of you think it maybe isnt static charge? I'm a bit lost to tell the truth and it is driving me round the bend trying to find the culprit when it seems a few minutes after I get a shock it no longer gives one out.
TIA
ferg
