Electric Shocks from Computer Case and Headphones in Office Environment

Good morning!

I`m writing with a problem that`s starting to bother me a lot. In the office - an apartment with several rooms, construction probably around 2000. The computer case and headphones give me electric shocks every time I sit down at the desk. Of course, only once, then it`s ok, but when I get up to walk and sit down again it`s the same.

I don`t touch the housing itself very often, but the problem with the headphones is annoying and I can`t hear anything from one of the headphones, so I think something is damaged there.

The question is what can I do about this problem. I was looking for advice on the forum, but I only found this topic
https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic820479.html, which didn`t help me much. I have a power strip with this pin, there is also a pin in the socket itself, but I have no idea whether it is grounded.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Regards!

Well, the question arises - is this pin in the socket (wall socket, I think) connected (?)

First of all, a surge strip and a socket with the so-called the pin to which the grounding is connected, which is intended to prevent such situations. Follow these tips and the problem will disappear.

And isn`t it sometimes the case that when I walk around the office, I collect a charge on myself, and then when I touch something grounded - e.g. a computer, the potential difference causes this effect?

Maybe the computer is properly grounded.

I have a better strip from what I can see: http://www.ceneo.pl/282795 and it is plugged into a socket with a pin, I don`t know if the pin is connected somewhere, at the moment I don`t know the details of the electrical installation in the premises .

michalj171

I noticed that this problem also occurs when I walk around the office and go not to the computer but to the radiator.

I think that this and the logical conclusions from previous posts ultimately prove that you are wrong and heniuś is right.

Now the only question is how to deal with this problem with the least amount of money and time.

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I`m afraid that soon there will be voices saying that if the ground is not connected, don`t use the computer or you will die... Throw it away, it`s better to throw away the fridge, and the washing machine is also dangerous. I`m writing this because many people I see on this forum think so and call an electrician who will solve the whole situation.


- If you are electrified, kick yourself with a radiator
- If you do not have grounding, check the type of installation in your apartment

An electric field is the surroundings of each electric charge in which electric forces act on other charges. Each charge is a source of an electric field acting on other charges, but it is also subject to the action of fields created by other charges. This is what reciprocity of influences is all about. Through the electric field, it is possible to interact between electrified bodies at a distance, i.e. interaction at a distance. If the electric field does not change with time, we say it is electrostatic.
So, if someone has knowledge, they know that both the radiator itself and the housing in which the transformer is placed, being in close proximity to each other, create an electrostatic field with a positive charge and it is enough to rub the footwear on the floor, which in most cases is made of plastics and cargo unloading ready.

michalj171 please answer this question:

I have a lot of charges on me and I am positively charged. I approach an object that is not charged (it is grounded, just like my computer).

What`s going on?

My neighbors had such a problem that when they walked around the room and then came closer to each other and touched each other, it also "kicked" them. I made fun of them that they must love each other very much if there were "sparks" between them. The problem was solved by replacing the carpet. Regards.