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    Static Electricity....

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Snesley Wipes, Jan 30, 2008.

  1. Snesley Wipes

    Snesley Wipes Notebook Consultant

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    Does this harm my unit every time i touch it? I literally almost see a spark after draggin my feet to my lappy and sitting down. I don't notice a difference after the shock but didn't know if I am actually harming the system.
     
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  2. Kris Leisten

    Kris Leisten Notebook Guru

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    I think your fine as long as you don't touch the inside of the laptop without being grounded ( just touch bare metal).
     
    Kris Leisten, Jan 30, 2008
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  3. Woodgypsy

    Woodgypsy Notebook Evangelist

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    I kept Zapping my old Sony FS (its palmrest is made of Magnesium alloy, I believe), but it didn't break it. Combined with some unfortunate accidents it had, I was amazed how it survived, for the most part anyway.

    But I am using my FZ more carefully
     
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  4. Meetloaf13

    Meetloaf13 fear the MONKEY!!!

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    Note, be careful if you are all charged up with static electricity when you are plugging things into your headphone jack. I did it once and my computer froze...fortunately for me a reboot refreshed everything, but there have been instances where the sound card was damaged.
     
    Meetloaf13, Jan 30, 2008
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