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I went to Europe years ago for work. And the adapter for my macbook work gave me wasn't grounded. Whenever I plugged my computer in I could feel a buzz when i t

I went to Europe years ago for work. And the adapter for my macbook work gave me wasn't grounded. Whenever I plugged my computer in I could feel a buzz when i touched the aluminum body. Others thought I was crazy. But it freaked me out and only charged when I wasn't touching it. You make me feel like I wasn't making it all up. haha!

5co 3y ago
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lostlogin 3y ago
Same here in New Zealand. The tingle in the fingers when charging is unpleasant.
Toutouxc 3y ago
Haha, no, you can find people complaining about that all over the web. It’s a very real effect.
- itronitron 3y ago
  Has anyone tried taping a conducting wire to the macbook case and running it to the closest ground connector?
  - rini17 3y ago
    Might cause GFC protection to trip.
  - shiroiuma 3y ago
    Has anyone simply tried measuring the voltage difference between the macbook case and the nearest ground connector, and also the other two prongs in a normal electrical socket? This isn't exactly a difficult test to do.
arnaudvalette 3y ago
The worst I felt was touching both a charging device and the skin of another person at the same time, did someone experienced this ? It feels weird, almost like magnet sticky, but also almost like you aren't touching the other person.
- beebeepka 3y ago
  Yes, I have felt this numerous times with my wife's aluminium laptop. Touching the surface feels weird