Static Shock

[ander12391]

Today as I was doing some rearranging of my office. I went to go slide my computer case over  and I shocked my self by touching the case. However it got me wondering what is the chance that I damaged anything? Don't  most chassis protect the internals from external ESD?

[Tedster]

You should be fine. Also:

[Sam Z Man]

The case acts as a faraday cage so your PC components on the inside are perfectly fine.

[ander12391]

Thats what I thought. Just wanted some reassurance from the community. That video is pretty cool. I never do but I know I should start wearing an ESD Bracelet when ever I build. However because where I live at is so humid I never have an issue with ESD usually. This is actually the first time I've shocked myself in years. 

[MrBucket101]

I once shocked myself so bad my PC turned on, that was interesting lol

 

Had a bad dry spell in the area, the air was just unusually dry for a couple weeks. I was shocking myself on everything I touched, I got in the habit of just grounding myself on my PC case before touching anything else as I fried my mouse w/ ESD earlier in the week. I got a particularly good shock and my system booted up lol

 

shortly after that I got a humidifier to put some moisture in the air so I could stop shocking things.


Your PC will be fine though, I'm sure I'm not the only one who uses the PC case to ground themselves.

[G33k 4 L1F3]

The case is meant to act as an area to release ESD, so you are good.