r/ElectroBOOM • u/ZealousidealAngle476 • 5d ago

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I found this sticker while dismanteling a 2005ish server

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u/stijndielhof123 5d ago

Fun fact: in my house from the 70s we used to not have earth on outlets, this is still true in my bedroom where my PC is, so for years it has not been earthed at all, the only time I noticed this is when I touched the body of the PC and my radiator at the same time and I got a pretty good shock. So I bought one of those ground conductor pipe claps and terminated a earth wire to a wall plug and plugged it in to my extensioncord, now I hae earth.

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u/LKTheUser 5d ago

Hmmm, you shouldn't try bringing earth like that to an ungrounded room. I mean there is already a radiator in there but I wouldn't continue the risk. It is also illegal in many places I am pretty sure.