Why do I sometimes get painfully shocked by certain exterior metal components of my laptop?

This is wayyyyy worse than a static discharge shock, believe me! :(

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by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on August 19th, 2009

a ground leak is not always enough to short a breaker/circuit protection
plumber are alway getting shocked because pll ground to pipes
the circuits in their house work fine, but there is a leak to ground present
it's probably not a 110v short to gorung or the asker woudln't be here to do so
the low dc volatge do on the power supply end

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by qwerty on August 19th, 2009

yah thanks qwerty, i think i arrived at the same conclusion at the same time, in a revision of my answer:)

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by - alluseek - on August 19th, 2009

Soooo in English, my grounding is screwed up? Because it is definitely more than a static discharge shock.

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by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on August 19th, 2009

in english, yes. key word in your question is 'metal' after all, thats why nearly all mfr's of retail end use items have moved to all plastic exterior parts, contrary to the popular notion that it is cheaper, the reason is that it insulates the user from touching a metal part thats been grounded, thereby reducing potential injury, and potential lawsuits.

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by - alluseek - on August 20th, 2009

Any ideas on how this can be fixed?

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by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on August 20th, 2009

for starters, clarify does it happen only when connected to regular household current, or only battery powered, or both instances?

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by - alluseek - on August 20th, 2009

Only AC.

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by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on August 20th, 2009

do you have a 3prong plug on your ac adapter, or just 2. the older ones were all 2 prong, so no return ground for a laptop that cannot ground outside its' own case, so a replacement adapter would / should resolve that.

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by - alluseek - on August 20th, 2009

It's a 2 prong, but it's a brand new 100 buck adapter. Thanks for the help, I'll check out other brands.

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by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on August 20th, 2009

nice info all +6 good question Noldea... good luck that is a very uncomfortable experience (pts. 4 both)

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by Wyn the Doll on August 20th, 2009

I noticed that I get shocked most often when my hands are near ports. Good answer, I didn't know that about the oils. Thanks, Zurich.

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by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on August 27th, 2009

Your welcome :)

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by Zurich on August 27th, 2009

Apparently.

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by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on August 19th, 2009