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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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 Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:27 am Post subject: Macbook Pro giving me electric shocks!!! |
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My MBP is giving me electric shocks everytime I touch it. Ive looked this up on the net and people say to replace the power lead with one with three pins to include an earth grounding.
Korea dont have the three pinned sockets in the wall! What are my options here? The apple korea site is in Korean.
Ive spent 2,000,000 on a useless machine! |
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tfunk
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:37 am Post subject: |
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| Why don't you tape a wire onto it and let the wire trail to the ground? A temporary fix until you get back to third pin civilization. You shouldn't get a shock using batteries, if looking kool is a problem. |
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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:15 am Post subject: |
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| yep im going to try that. it just seems a bit stupid... |
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demaratus
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Location: Searching for a heart of gold, and I'm gettin' old
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| seoulman1 wrote: |
| yep im going to try that. it just seems a bit stupid... |
Have you called applecare? Even in Korea they should have english support, also try 1800-my-apple. Electric shocks is a safety issue, they should deal with this. |
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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| ofcourse ive called them. they seem to think its my problem. |
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demaratus
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, you should ask to speak to a product specialist or a supervisor, cause an electric shock is a saftey issue. Wow, that's not good. |
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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| I know its really a joke but there's nothing apple can do... I just wonder what all the other people with laptops do? Is everyone getting shocked like this? |
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Vollrath
Joined: 29 May 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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mine (pwrbookg4 15") did that from time to time.. but it was REALLY mild. best to get a power trans with 3 prong and the aforementioned 3-pronged adapter. however, korean sockets do seem to have a ground (in newer buildings) in the form of a dead piece of metal that touches the plug around the outer edge of the socket (you can see it and touch it--grounds have no electricity) but i'm obviously not an electrician so i can't say 100%
you could also get a bluetooth mightymouse and keyboard and then you'll never have to touch your notebook (also a good idea since acids on your skin and stuff can corrode the nice metal finish) |
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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Vollrath wrote: |
mine (pwrbookg4 15") did that from time to time.. but it was REALLY mild. best to get a power trans with 3 prong and the aforementioned 3-pronged adapter. however, korean sockets do seem to have a ground (in newer buildings) in the form of a dead piece of metal that touches the plug around the outer edge of the socket (you can see it and touch it--grounds have no electricity) but i'm obviously not an electrician so i can't say 100%
you could also get a bluetooth mightymouse and keyboard and then you'll never have to touch your notebook (also a good idea since acids on your skin and stuff can corrode the nice metal finish) |
true this is what I have had to resort to. But I have been told the electrical buildup can effect the componentry in the machine... Now im worried about all my gear blowing up!! |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:13 am Post subject: |
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Note books are double insulated so you shouldn't be getting shocks from it.
It might be down to that funny magnetic powercord thing though |
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SeoulFinn
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
Location: 1h from Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:54 pm Post subject: Zap! |
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Welcome to the Let' Be Electrocuted Club!
We have older G4 Powerbook and it's giving us shock treatment as well. *Zap!* And that's not the only problem with our Mac. The lower memory slot is dead. Apple is aware of this memory problem, but won't fix our model - they fix other models even though their warranty has expired, but not the model we have. Way to go Apple!  |
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