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Electricians of fediverse, should I have my selfhosting box grounded?

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I know that the answer is yes, I should, but outlets near the setup are not grounded (even though they look like they are) and I don’t want to have wires running though my living room.

The real question is what are potential problems ? Occasional system reboots? Permanent damage to PSU? Permanent damage to other components?

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mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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Additionally, without any ground wire to pull the housings of devices to ground, the potential for a short to energize the case and then electrocute you is also high.

this will also cause resets and instability. have seen it first hand.

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Revan343@lemmy.ca
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Reminds me of a story about magic

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mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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that’s funny af

in personal experience, I’ve seen ungrounded equipment ground itself through people. not a pleasant experience but fortunately no cooked colleagues - but not fun at all.

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