Grounding

[Hardware Secrets Team]

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Title: Grounding
URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article.php?id=18

Here's a snippet:
Many readers have written asking about grounding and if it is really needed.

Electricity only appears when there is a potential difference between two points. For example, if we take two wires, one with a potential of 12 V, and another with a potential of 0 V, then we'll have a potential difference of 12 V. If both wires have 12 V, there will be no potential difference between them, and electric force will be zero ...


Comments on this article are welcome.

[nerv4012]

Hi,

I would like to react on this article : http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/18

Very interesting article, both of my PCs are not connected to the ground, I always asked myself what kind of problems can occur in that case and nobody could give me the answer, you just did.

I now realise that both of my PCs could be in danger. They are not plugged on the same electric plug and too far from each other to use the "virtual ground" technique but i am working on a way to use the unused pairs of lan cables to create a virtual ground and set their potential difference to zero via the router.

I now understand why some PCI bus (offently the one with the integrated NIC) sometimes die aparently for no reason...this could be the reason why.

Thanx again, this website is awsome

[santaji4]

Hi Gabriel Torres & Team

First of all i am really thankful to you for your amazing website which is really really really good which is so helpful to everyone that anyone can become computer master after going through your articles i have go through so many websites for my hardware & software related queries but the way you explain it is really good you are caring very small small details like why grounding is important or like in CPU section all cpu socets & how to record phone conversations in pc i name just few your entire website is mind blowing i am using my home pc since last two years but i never bookmark any website today i am giving this honor to your masterpiece HARDWARE SECRETS.
One thing your site is so good can i put the reference link in orkut so many people like me benefit from it.

The one who benefited from your website
Santaji

[Gabriel Torres]

Thanks

BTW. I should re-write this Grounding tutorial very soon.

Cheers,
Gabriel.