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You mean the metal knob on the mains side of the power brick? I don't see how the backward insertion of anything would be an issue there. AFAIK the metal knob

• occamrazor 5y ago
  Why do you find it annoying? Electrical safety norms require either a ground pin attached to the shell or double insulation, and the charger has double insulation. Moreover the Europlug has only two pins and fits every socket in Continental Europe, grounded plugs differ by country.
  • LeonM 5y ago
    > Why do you find it annoying? Electrical safety norms require either a ground pin attached to the shell or double insulation, and the charger has double insulation. Though totally safe, the leakage current I feel when touching the metal body is very annoying. See also here: [0] > Moreover the Europlug has only two pins and fits every socket in Continental Europe, grounded plugs differ by country. That is correct, hence why the plug in an Apple charger brick is interchangeable. However, the cable attachment is grounded, but the short attachment isn't. When using the cable attachment, the device is grounded and doesn't shock me, with the short attachment I get shocked. Since they did make the grounded cable that fits my countries outlet, it annoys me that I can't get a short grounded attachment with the same plug. [0] https://superuser.com/questions/1331984/why-does-my-macbook-give-a-slight-tingling-sensation-when-it-is-charging-and-wha https://superuser.com/questions/1331984/why-does-my-macbook-...