ebabil Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) I had tmhw stick for about a year along with monstertech aluminum desk mounts. Sometimes I felt little buzz feeling but I didn't think over it too much because I wasn't sure if it was the stick or me, It was too weak. But today when I touched the screw of the mount where on the desk I really felt the pain. Then I checked it with a test light, I saw little light both on the mount and all metal surfaces of the stick. Then I detached the stick from the mount, after that I noticed that there is electricity at only the base, not the stick. After I turned the pc off, but still plugged, there was no short circuit at all. Is this dangerous to human or the stick? How can I prevent this? I thought I could use rubber band between the stick and the base for at least protecting the mount but since the screws are touching to the base , I guess there is no use of it. Edited April 11, 2021 by ebabil FC3 | UH-1 | Mi-8 | A-10C II | F/A-18 | Ka-50 III | F-14 | F-16 | AH-64 | Mi-24 | F-5 | F-15E| F-4| Tornado Persian Gulf | Nevada | Syria | NS-430 | Supercarrier // Wishlist: CH-53 | UH-60 Youtube MS FFB2 - TM Warthog - CH Pro Pedals - Trackir 5
Dudikoff Posted April 13, 2021 Posted April 13, 2021 I presume you have some marble floor so one way might be to wear some indoor shoes with a thick plastic sole or to put some thick carpet under your feet? i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
Vekkinho Posted April 19, 2021 Posted April 19, 2021 Wear steel toe Danner boots with rubber sole like I do when I fly. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Gruman Posted April 20, 2021 Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) Felt the pain? The Thrustmaster Warthog is a 5V USB device. The USB 2.0 port is rated for max 500mA. So the device itself cannot be dangerous. But, every metal surface of the Warthog is grounded and connected to the ground of your computer. And in your computer you have a 115V/230V power supply. I assume you have a normal AC L/N with earth protection at your house, right? Any wierd expansion cables with a missing earth protection? This could lead to a potential between your metal surfaces and your body to earth, which could give you a buzzing feeling or a short shock. Edited April 20, 2021 by Gruman Intel I9 10900k @5.1GHz | MSI MEG Z490 Unify | Corsair Vengeance 64GB - 3600MHz | EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 VPC T-50 Base /w Viper & Hornet Grip | VPC Rotor TCS Pro w/ Hawk-60 Grip | TM TPR LG C2 42" | Reverb G2 | TIR 5 | PointCtrl | OpenKneeboard
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