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kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Started conversation Nov 25, 2011
I've got two laptops sitting side by side on the table. Sometimes I am working on both and I'm getting these weird low level shocks when I touch the casing of both, or even sometimes when I'm touching the casing of one and too close to the other. The smaller laptop sometimes gets a vibration in the casing - I can feel it at a low level now, but sometimes it's strong. It stops if I put more space between the laptops.
What's that all about, and is it bad for the computers?
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six7s Posted Nov 26, 2011
As there are SO many variables, it's possible that your hardware is irrelevant
It may well be static electricity build up/discharge
Try 'playing' with both laptops powered OFF
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U14993989 Posted Nov 26, 2011
It must be something to do with inadequate Earthing of the casing. Are they both plugged into the same outlet circuit? People can become charged electrostatically depending on their footwear and the surface they are walking over. There is one shop that I get electric shocks in whilst walking up the stairs (metal banister).
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Nov 26, 2011
My daughter gets a similar effect with her iPod Touch when it is charging. If you run your finger across the surface, it appears to buzz. But if she holds it and I run my finger across her hand, she appears to buzz.
It doesn't feel like a shock, though. It think it may be some sort of very high frequency effect.
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