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In this case by "grounding"  is reffering to a means to disipate the  
static charge you may have in your body.

Not an actual earth ground

So it does not really matter is the computer itself is grounded.


Brian

G4 gigE 1.0 GHz Powerlogix, 1 GB RAM

On Oct 10, 2007, at 4:43 PM, Wayne Clodfelter wrote:

> O'Brien wrote:
>> On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:43:21 -0400, Wayne Clodfelter wrote:
>>> I have read somewhere that if the computer is not plugged in,  
>>> grounding yourself by touching the power supply case inside the  
>>> computer will not work.
>> Well...that would be true. If the computer isn't plugged-in it  
>> isn't connected to ground through the house wiring. "Grounded"  
>> means connected to the ground.
>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>> O'Brien
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> yes, well, that is where the harm would come from NOT having the  
> computer plugged in. One might think he had grounded himself, when  
> in fact he had not.
>
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> Wayne Clodfelter
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