Very strange going on's, please read inside..

[trippr]

Hi everyone,

I have been getting little electric shocks when my arm brushs my Technics turntable while sat on my MBP, at first i guessed it was my turntable so i unplugged it..

Then i put a line in lead into my line in port on the side of my mbp, when i took it out i got a shock off that...
i touched the left side of my mbp next to the track pad and got a shock off this.. then realized everytime i had my arm on this part and touched my turntable or mixer i got a shock from them, not the mac, but when my arm is not on the mac i dont get them..

This is very strange and i think something could really be wrong with my mac,

Has anyone got any idea what the prob is or any advice, cheers for reading..

 

[SDDave2007]

Sounds like a ground fault in your STEREO system... not your Mac. Your Mac just happens to have a good ground, and the static shock is coming from your other electronics and going thru your arm and out the mac... not the other way around

 

[soms]

Sounds like a ground fault in your STEREO system... not your Mac. Your Mac just happens to have a good ground, and the static shock is coming from your other electronics and going thru your arm and out the mac... not the other way around

Correct.

 

[trippr]

Correct.

ok, so if that is the case when all my other electrics are unplugged apart from my mac i shouldn't get a shock?

I have unplugged all my others, when i touch the mixer while unplugged, nothing. When i touch the mixer unplugged and my mbp at the same time, static shock..

any idea if this is doin my mac harm or will it at all
?

cheers

 

[squeeks]

Hi everyone,

I have been getting little electric shocks when my arm brushs my Technics turntable while sat on my MBP

why are you setting it on your mbp

 

[trippr]

why are you setting it on your mbp

sorry, that come across wrong.. hehe..

I am sat at my mb and while typing on my keyboard my arm brushes the turntable.. thats when i get the shock

 

[designingdani]

i know i'm coming to this late, but your not alone. i have the same problem with mine. if you google it you'll find a lot of mbp users do too. it happens more when plugged into outlets that aren't grounded.