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15 February 2011
Many people fail to observe proper grounding of their computer’s power supply. Ground is supplied in the round pin of the plug that sadly some people take out. Grounding is important for it dissipates electricity that may leak from the computer’s power supply and other peripherals sending it to the user rather than to the grounding system of the house or power company where it dissipates safely. Having improper grounding can short out the computers many parts as well as shock anybody who touches the computer’s casing.
An easy way to check for this is through the use of those ground testers that you can get in any hardware store that lights up when current is available. Use that to touch any part of the computer’s casing and should you find the indicator glowing, better check that grounding. It saves you from that painful jolt when you do touch the PC case when barefoot or touching something that is grounded. So be safe and get grounded, in the electrical sense….
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