06-23-2013, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by woj
wtf guys, no one has ever died from getting electrocuted by an ungrounded computer... in the worst case the fuse in the power supply will blow, or the whole power supply will get fried, but chances of anything seriously going wrong are slim to none...  |
There is always a chance though. It's not worth it. Safety features are there for a reason and should not be defeated or bypassed.
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Computer fire damages an apartment building
August 27, 2003
GLENVIEW ? A personal computer that caught fire Tuesday apparently ignited a blaze that destroyed part of an apartment building in unincorporated Glenview and left 10 people temporarily homeless, authorities said.
A North Maine Fire Protection District firefighter, who was not identified, was treated for heat exhaustion at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
The fire began at 12:07 p.m. in a third-floor residence of the six-unit, three-story apartment building at 4141 Williamsburg Ct., Glenview Fire Chief Dan Bonkowski said.
"We saved about 95 percent of the building," he said.
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http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...-fire-glenview
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So, I just finished playing some Napoleon: Total War and decided to check email/Facebook before I went to bed. As I was checking those, my PC suddenly shut down for seemingly no reason... I hit the power button, but it only stayed on for a few seconds. I hit the power button again (probably a stupid thing to do) and the next thing I know my pc is glowing like a signal flare and smoke is rising up from the top exhaust fans! I quickly hit the power switch on the back of my PSU, which killed the glow, but my room was full of smoke and my PC is dead...
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http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=514092&mpage=1
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I have a 15 month old Gateway notebook computer that caught fire when plugged into the 110v outlet for charging. My 10 year old son was using the notebook at the time, when it caught fire. I heard yelling from him in the family room and at the same time smelt burning electrical. I found him in the corner of the room half filled with smoke. I'm glad I was home! I have no doubt that I would lost my home and the family pets, if no one were home while the computer was charging. Where is Consumer Product Testing? From further internet investigation, I found this is not an isolated occurance! PS; It is a Gateway notebook model# MA2 and its battery was not on the recall list.
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http://mythreecents.com/showReview.cgi?id=17670
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