Computer Hope
Other => Other => Topic started by: Zylstra on April 04, 2007, 02:26:35 PM
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I have a new Dell laptop... I also have a chair (Stating the obvious).
Whenever I am sitting in that chair, using my laptop, I get shocked when holding the laptop.
(The chair will shock you even if you are not holding an object plugged into an electrical outlet)
Is this bad for my laptop?
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Are you shuffling around on carpet or wearing silk panties? ;D
Just don't touch any of the ports or connectors. You might want to consider purchasing an electrostatic mat.
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lol
The chair is made of some material that just happens to conduct electricity like a power plant!
It is quite annoying.
Even if I am not touching the ports or connections, it still shocks me.
We are thinking (more as a joke) about grounding the chairs with rubber tails like those shopping carts at Albertsons.
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Are you shuffling around on carpet or wearing silk panties? ;D
Just don't touch any of the ports or connectors. You might want to consider purchasing an electrostatic mat.
LOL ;D
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How strange.
But most laptops are made from plastic or other materials which do not conduct electricity, so as long as you don't touch any metal parts like connectors it will be fine.
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Static discharge can in fact ruin a laptop or any number of electronic devices...i would not use the laptop in that chair at all.
It only takes once...
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Static discharge can in fact ruin a laptop or any number of electronic devices...i would not use the laptop in that chair at all.
It only takes once...
So... its survived every time I get up from that chair....
How strange.
But most laptops are made from plastic or other materials which do not conduct electricity, so as long as you don't touch any metal parts like connectors it will be fine.
Its plasic... staticy
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If you come in contact with let's say the metal portion of a USB jack with a full static charge that static has a direct line straight to the mainboard...who knows what component would take the hit...
Me personally i wouldn't take the chance.
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Well, I already touched the headphone jack and got up and got shocked!
:o
But, I wont take any more risks with my new expensive laptop
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Well, I already touched the headphone jack and got up and got shocked!
:o
But, I wont take any more risks with my new expensive laptop
Try it with JP-4...Only joking of course!!!
JP-4 is a nonconductive liquid, prone to build up static electricity charge when being moved through pipes and tanks. As it is volatile and with low flash point, the static discharge may cause a fire. An antistatic agent is used as a fuel additive to lower the charge buildup, the flow rates have to be controlled, and all the equipment used has to be electrically interconnected and well grounded.
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Well, I already touched the headphone jack and got up and got shocked!
:o
But, I wont take any more risks with my new expensive laptop
Try it with JP-4...Only joking of course!!!
JP-4 is a nonconductive liquid, prone to build up static electricity charge when being moved through pipes and tanks. As it is volatile and with low flash point, the static discharge may cause a fire. An antistatic agent is used as a fuel additive to lower the charge buildup, the flow rates have to be controlled, and all the equipment used has to be electrically interconnected and well grounded.
I've always wondered what JP-4 is... ::)
You have entirely too much time on your hands!
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I see street1 has been to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JP-4. Actually, JP-4 is a fuel for jet engines in aircraft.
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Everyone was applauded!
Thanks for the help
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You might be interested in this. A humidifier makes a world of difference.
(http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/41/41577/pages/223834/static2.JPG)
And if you're wearing silk panties it can be even worse. ;D
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A new chair is probably less expensive than a new laptop. ;)
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A new chair is probably less expensive than a new laptop. ;)
Or JP-4...as far as that goes. Sorry...couldn't help myself.
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i used to get shocked when i would get out of some recliners
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Ok
I took a white chair out of our library
and dragged the old shock-y one into the library
Problem fixed
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Ditto GX1_Man ;D
Alan <>< :D
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This brings back fond memories of a section of our floor (in my old house) that did something similar. The wires underneath weren't grounded properly or something, touching something metal would often produce a shock or a strange tingly feeling in the fingertips. After shampooing the carpet once, I went to plug my computer in... BZZZT!
That, in turn, reminds me of when I first got my PS2. I went to go plug it in and the outlet literally exploded!
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Ok
I took a white chair out of our library
and dragged the old shock-y one into the library
Problem fixed
I'm old school, but the simplest solutions are frequently the least expensive. ;)
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what would you have done GX1_man
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This brings back fond memories of a section of our floor (in my old house) that did something similar. The wires underneath weren't grounded properly or something, touching something metal would often produce a shock or a strange tingly feeling in the fingertips. After shampooing the carpet once, I went to plug my computer in... BZZZT!
That, in turn, reminds me of when I first got my PS2. I went to go plug it in and the outlet literally exploded!
Now THAT sounds dammaging.
(We just replaced out fuse box with a breaker box)
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A new chair is probably less expensive than a new laptop. ;)
I already answered that. ;)
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A more comfortable chair than this one would be nice. (I personally want a small couch or a fouton...(ignore spelling) since it would fit well in out living area.)
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2K thanks for that humidity chart, I knew it made a difference but not how much, I used to get zapped everytime I went to the cig machine where I worked, but went once in an extended period of cold dry winter weather and the shock I got slammed me into the wall 6 feet from the machine
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A new chair is probably less expensive than a new laptop. ;)
I hereby nominate this for the CH Hall of Fame...
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If I scrape my feet over the carpet and I touch my desk, there is a chance the PC will crash. :)