Tingly sensation when touching MBA

[Corax]

The short plug is not grounded but the long cord plug is.

 

[hsl]

So does it happen on ALL MBA's and ALL iPods (with aluminium surface) ?

Yes! it always has on all the (alu) apple laptops i've owned.
It even does it on my ACD and on my GF's iMac.

 

[Corax]

Al my alu devices also do, when plugged in a not grounded powerconnection. I live in house from 1930 and it only has grounded powerconnections in the (renovated) kitchen. The european short-powerplug isn't grounded, but the European long cord powerplug is.

 

[Cerano]

Ummm... No, and no.

The non-grounded two blade plug is pretty rare in the parts of the US I've lived. I've only seen them in older buildings. Anything built or renovated in the past forty years has the three prong grounded plug.

The second comment is also completely wrong. Thanks for trying to help though.

okay my bad

 

[Fraaaa]

So does it happen on ALL MBA's and ALL iPods (with aluminium surface) ?

And iPads

 

[pfjellman]

never experienced this issue in my life. and i've owned A LOT of apple products.

 

[Corax]

never experienced this issue in my life. and i've owned A LOT of apple products.

You never, me ever I also owned a lot of stuff and I worked for 2 years in an Apple Premium Reseller.
All Aluminium Apple devices really do (when not grounded).
Were not talking about a very heavy electric shock here, maybe you're not sensitive enough, or after all those years don't notice it.

 

[gustav531]

For you who experience the tingling:
Try to "rub" the area next to the trackpad with a bit of pressure. The tingling goes away . I guess you take away the excess energy to yourself or something. By applying more pressure your making the conductivity stronger...