My MBP is Shocking Me!

[Fearless Leader]

Every time I touch my mbp near where my arms rest, my MBP is shocking me quite painfully. and at the bottom.

 

[gr8tfly]

Try using the Magsafe a/c extension on a grounded outlet. It should have shipped with your MBP. The flip-out plug slides out of the powersupply, then slide in the extension.

There are a few threads on this subject with more details on why this happens.

Hope it helps.

 

[Fearless Leader]

it is grounded

 

[killerrobot]

My MBP shocks me everyday. I still can't believe how fast it is

Sorry to make light of things...just couldn't resist. Have you tried using a different outlet? If it still does it, and you're using a grounded cord then I would think there has to be a wire loose inside that's making contact with the base and thus using it as a ground. My advice would be take it to Apple.

 

[alexprice]

Your getting a shock becuase you are generating static electictricity. Just lifting you arm will generate massive amounts. The sweat layer covering your body turns you into a conductor. When you touch your MBP you discharge the static to the metal chassis of the MBP (which is earthed).

I don't know how to prevent this.

 

[kwood]

Is it a shock as in "run around on carpet with socks on and touch a door nob" shock? Or is it shock as in "I wonder what happens when I stick a fork in an electric socket" kind of shock?

Continuos or just once?

 

[Fearless Leader]

This is continuous painful electrocution. It's a very sharp pain. Doesn't matter if I'm plugged in or not, though its stronger if I am plugged in. So more like a i just stuck forks in the wall outlet. (which I did when I was real young...)

 

[alexprice]

Wear some rubber gloves perhaps?

 

[Jiddick ExRex]

Take it back. I doubt it's an intentional usability feature...

 

[Ludaru]

tried to: Turn it on, pull the plug and use the battery - till it dies. Then reboot with the plug.

 

[alexprice]

Its not the machine giving you shocks. Your generating a large amount of static. When you touch it the static discharges to the MBP from your body.

EDIT: Get someone else to touch it to see if they get the same problem.

 

[kwood]

Its not the machine giving you shocks. Your generating a large amount of static. When you touch it the static discharges to the MBP from your body.

Answer:

This is continuous painful electrocution. It's a very sharp pain. Doesn't matter if I'm plugged in or not, though its stronger if I am plugged in. So more like a i just stuck forks in the wall outlet. (which I did when I was real young...)

I would Call Apple.

 

[gr8tfly]

If it's doing it when it's not plugged in, and it's continuous (not static), I would definitely take it to Apple.