While it’s possible Nicholas is just building up static and shocking himself, he says it happens “everywhere” and that when he used his friend’s MacBook for a week, he went electrotherapy free. It’s rare, but he’s not entirely alone in his account.
The most often suggested solution is to stick to using the three-prong adaptor, plugged into a grounded outlet. That won’t help Nicholas so much, since he says it happens on battery power too. Besides getting Apple to finally replace MacBook or wearing gloves, do you guys have any possible solutions for Nicholas?
Dell
October 13, 2009 at 9:44 AM
My Dell does this, bottom right corner. Out of warranty now :(
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October 13, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Well if it is a grounding issue try sticking a paper clip with a bit of sticky tape or bluetak to the bottom and make sure it is grounded and in contact with the chassis to the desk or whatever… Might look a bit ugly, but then again probably wont work either.
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October 13, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Holy shite! That’s nuts!
Mind you, I have a 13″ aluminium Macbook and I find that if I sit on my yellow plastic Ikea chair, I’ll get static from it (quite a nasty zap at one stage). Maybe it’s Nicholas’s chair? Who knows… :p
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October 14, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Heh, iPhones have this problem too, more often than not, i get calls from people who get an electric shock from their iphone if they use it to make calls while it’s on charge.
While it is something normal, the fact that his macbook is doing it constantly, under lots of different conditions, especially while on battery power, shows that this mac probably needs to be serviced
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