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    I've done a bunch of touching my computer with my PSU still on/plugged in (very unsafe and stupid I know) but i'm still alive! Don't freak out .

    Be more scared about shorting your board/parts! Though I don't know if I'm grounding as much as I should at times, and I still haven't shorted anything..

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    Quote Originally Posted by crapoo16 View Post
    I've done a bunch of touching my computer with my PSU still on/plugged in (very unsafe and stupid I know) but i'm still alive! Don't freak out .

    Be more scared about shorting your board/parts! Though I don't know if I'm grounding as much as I should at times, and I still haven't shorted anything..
    Shorting isn't much of a problem these days. Usually only happens if the PSU is bad to start with. I don't really touch my PSU either if I'm doing something quick like installing a new HDD or maybe memory, but if it's something more I'll just pull the plug out from the PSU.

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    Quote Originally Posted by crapoo16 View Post
    I've done a bunch of touching my computer with my PSU still on/plugged in (very unsafe and stupid I know) but i'm still alive! Don't freak out .
    If you touch your computer with your PSU on... God will punish you

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    Shorting isn't much of a problem these days. Usually only happens if the PSU is bad to start with. I don't really touch my PSU either if I'm doing something quick like installing a new HDD or maybe memory, but if it's something more I'll just pull the plug out from the PSU.
    ...or if you get curious and stick a copper wire between two molex sockets...

    Also, my case is rather unique in this, that I can't hardly access anything inside without unplugging things from the PSU. Irrelevant, but just something that occurred to me...


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    Quote Originally Posted by sycld View Post
    If you touch your computer with your PSU on... God will punish you
    Most PSUs these days have safety restriction that make it safe to do small things while on.



    Quote Originally Posted by sycld View Post
    ...or if you get curious and stick a copper wire between two molex sockets....
    You can jump start a PSU using a copper wire in the 24 pin, I touched it and it buzzed me, not too powerful.

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