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DerbyDad03 wrote:

On Sep 4, 1:41*pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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*metspitzer wrote:
On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:38:25 -0700, Smitty Two
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I suspect you guys who think grounding is god's gift to mankind of being
trolls. Perhaps I missed the answer to my earlier query about what
exactly y'all think it is that makes an ungrounded computer "dangerous."

An ungrounded computer would be dangerous for the same reason an
ungrounded stove would be.

If there is a hot to case short, the computer would have 120V on the
case.

This could electrocute you, and you would be dead, forever. *

OK, I'll humor you. Please open up your computer, and take a picture of
the 120VAC wire that could come loose and short to the case. That's
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That's assuming the case is metal, of course, which it most likely
is not

I may not be using the same brand of computer as you, but every
computer I've ever used or owned all have AC wires inside the power
supply which has a metal case which is screwed to a metal chassis
which is wrapped in a metal skin.

Could you be referring to the keyboard for your Web TV machine? I'm
pretty sure that's plastic.

AC "wires" inside the power supply? If you're referring to a couple of
two inch long wires that connect the AC power jack to the circuit board,
fine. Otherwise, still waiting for a pic. Still wonder how a two inch
long wire is going to jump out and kill someone. I asked Chris to come
forward with a news account of that happening, anywhere at any time, and
I'm still waiting.

I don't know what percentage of computers have outer cases of plastic
versus metal, but a brief survey at work shows most of them are plastic,
and those cover a wide range of age and make. I don't care how much
metal is inside, if the outer case is plastic that's pretty much the
final word on shock hazard.

Props on the WebTV slur. Pretty original. You must've gone all the way
to Chapter Two of your little internet joke book for that. The subtle
irony of that having come from one of the crowd who thinks Google
invented usenet, didn't escape my keen observation.