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| 140686 | 2003-05-02 09:34:00 | Some good information on the correct use & connection of antistatic wrist straps is here: www.pccomputernotes.com |
Bazza (407) | ||
| 140687 | 2003-05-02 10:05:00 | >>All the switch does is allow the positive and negative electrons to >>pass through aren't electrons negative?? i failed 6th form chemistry btw :) even though you're wired to the computer chassis, doesn't there still need to be an earth beyond that? which is why i always thought the computer needed to be plugged in, but switched off at the PSU. |
tango (2697) | ||
| 140688 | 2003-05-02 10:27:00 | Multiple ROFL :) Almost paralytic :) 2003 AD and still elementary electrical theory and practice does not appear to be taught in schools. Reminds me of the days when radios required an earth connection, and many people (in the UK) connected a piece of wire from the earth terminal on the back of the radio and buried the other end in a jam-jar filled with earth :D Follow Bazza's advice and read his link. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 140689 | 2003-05-02 11:15:00 | > > > All the switch does is allow the positive and negative electrons to > > > pass through > aren't electrons negative?? i failed 6th form chemistry btw :) Hehe :p - your right. It was a lapse of the mind (well that's what I'll blame it on anyway :p) I'm doing 5th form Physics and Chemistry at the moment ;) Yes, the Chassis needs to earth beyond itself, which is why it is strongly reccomended you have your computer plugged in while you work on it... This grounds both you and the computer so you don't get a shock of static electricity, and your computer doesn't die from it CyberChuck |
cyberchuck (173) | ||
| 140690 | 2003-05-02 11:17:00 | > 2003 AD and still elementary electrical theory and practice does not > appear to be taught in schools. Hehe :p - we still know not to put a fork up the electric socket though :D otherwise more than one thing ends up going boom ;)... Not that I've tried it or anything! |
cyberchuck (173) | ||
| 140691 | 2003-05-02 11:57:00 | "Also, you have full AC power going to the remote power switch on the front of your computer" from the link above. I thought it was the AT supplies that put 230v to the front switch not the ATX's ?? Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 140692 | 2003-05-02 12:35:00 | Yes, only the AT power supplies put 230V AC through to the switch at the front (learned that one the hard way). With AT PCs, the power is controlled by the PSU. With the ATX motherboards, the power is fed through to a standby cable that keeps a small amount of voltage running through the motherboard. The ATX motherboard controls the power. That's why you have the power button going to the motherboard with ATX PCs and also why you can have Wake on LAN or Wake on Modem on an ATX motherboard. |
wintertide (1306) | ||
| 140693 | 2003-05-02 13:00:00 | > My computer has a power switch at the back of it. > When you flip that off, it goes *zwippp* and I assume > that means all power is off. > That interesting PoWa when I turn my monitor on via mains switch it goes "pppiwz" |
E.ric (351) | ||
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