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Can touching any hardware inside a running PC be dangerous for you?

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Mar 15, 202634723 views
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I'm curious, if all the hardware gets power from the PSU's DC power lines, which provide a max. voltage of 12V, can you get electrocuted by touching some of the hardware?

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The short answer is no, 12 volts isn't high enough and the 24 rail to rail voltage available is from an unbalanced pair of connections, -12V is pretty limited on current output. The long answer is yes, a faulty power supply with a bad ground connect…

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