PC Peripherals Keyboard giving me sudden electric shocks??

Slayer_25 · Dec 31, 2022

Hey everyone, i recently bought a Logitech G413 TKL SE, this is my first aluminium frame keyboard and i noticed i got a shock when i rested my pinky finger on the keyboard, while it didn't last long, i once again touched it and to my surprise it did give me a shock, sometimes it does sometimes it doesn't, then i connected it to my laptop and didn't get a shock, touched my IO Shield and it gave me a shock aswell so i figured it is a problem with my PC.
What should i do to solve this problem?

desiibond · Jan 1, 2023

Slayer_25 said:
Hey everyone, i recently bought a Logitech G413 TKL SE, this is my first aluminium frame keyboard and i noticed i got a shock when i rested my pinky finger on the keyboard, while it didn't last long, i once again touched it and to my surprise it did give me a shock, sometimes it does sometimes it doesn't, then i connected it to my laptop and didn't get a shock, touched my IO Shield and it gave me a shock aswell so i figured it is a problem with my PC.
What should i do to solve this problem?

Get earth wiring checked, call electrician. This is a simple case of malfunctioning earth wire.

enthusiast29 · Jan 1, 2023

Chappal pehen k PC chalao bhai don't make direct contact with ground.
Also get your grounding checked in your home as suggested above.

retrophiliac · Jan 1, 2023

I experienced a similar problem with my pc; when I used it barefoot, every other metallic USB accessory connected to it would give me a shock. After proper grounding, it was resolved.

baccilus · Jan 1, 2023

When you sit down to work, touch a nearby wall before you touch anything else. See if that works.

Slayer_25 · Jan 1, 2023

baccilus said:
When you sit down to work, touch a nearby wall before you touch anything else. See if that works.

Okay will try

Sanjay_Shinde · Jan 1, 2023

Slayer_25 said:
Hey everyone, i recently bought a Logitech G413 TKL SE, this is my first aluminium frame keyboard and i noticed i got a shock when i rested my pinky finger on the keyboard, while it didn't last long, i once again touched it and to my surprise it did give me a shock, sometimes it does sometimes it doesn't, then i connected it to my laptop and didn't get a shock, touched my IO Shield and it gave me a shock aswell so i figured it is a problem with my PC.
What should i do to solve this problem?

This looks like Earthing issue or if Earthing is in place then may be that place is dried. Please check with electrician/wiremen to identity and resolve earthing issue

Panda · Jan 2, 2023

What PSU do you use in the PC?

Slayer_25 · Jan 2, 2023

Panda said:
What PSU do you use in the PC?

Corsair VS 450, PC was built in Aug 2016

Pyception · Jan 2, 2023

100% agreed with Sanjay, it's earthing issue. I'd got same issue in my ducky mini. Now resolved.

Panda · Jan 2, 2023

That's a good PSU, so not an issue. The only way to confirm whether the issue is by connecting the keyboard to some other PC & checking it.

shivp0ster · Jan 3, 2023

Panda said:
That's a good PSU, so not an issue. The only way to confirm whether the issue is by connecting the keyboard to some other PC & checking it.

Probably not the cause of the shocks, but vs450 is not a good psu.

rockstah · Jan 6, 2023

Sorry for hijacking, but could earthing be the cause for shocks in psu switch and cabinet panel.