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iPad electrocution
#1
Hey guys,

Well basically I think my iPad is electrocuting me, the other day when it was plugged it it was humming and vibrating when I touched it. Surely this can't be safe? This has also happened to my friend as he has one. Has anyone else experienced this effect?
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#2
hey,
by the sounds of it it definately sounds faulty however i would imagen its not electrocuting you what it is doing is giving off electromagitisms like when u squeeze a cheap office lamp and get the vibrations... If it was giving you shocks i doubt you would bother with it... For example stick your thumb over the end of a super nintendo power pack your understand what i mean x
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#3
Sometimes it stings though, a few people have said the same thing happened to them.
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#4
sounds like theres a current touching the pad and the tremors your getting means it is a faulty product but it isnt eletrocuting you as its a sting and not a shock best thing

return to shop with it x
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#5
Erm a lot of other people I know are getting the same thing, I don't think it can be faulty in them all
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#6
user err??
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#7
I don't think we can all be doing something wrong lol
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#8
apple Inc. usually covers up the bad but if you go into their brick/mortar shop they might update your hardware.
Setup an appointment.
Do some research first:
-There was some stuff on macrumors.com/, the post dates started 2010, peaked 2011 and still some this year. Another source here is mac-forums.com/forums/

you already know:
-if your country specific power receptacle allows you can rotate the charger brick; see if that changes the shock factor
-use a apple charger and cable. Their cable is not made that great so go to the store with an intact cable

Interesting experiment;
put a current meter between the offending apple appliance and a cold water pipe. need >5ma of current to be able to feel a shock, start off with the highest current setting. Either metal surfaces might have a insulating enaminal clear coat or oxide on it.
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#9
Sorry, but i thought the kind of electrocution described here is only possible from an AC power source, not DC like what should be coursing through the iPad.:confused:

I understand you have it plugged into an AC current, but it should be converted to DC in the iPad.

Forget it, i probably have no idea what i'm talking about.:redface:
Silly Sarcastic So-and-so
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#10
Genersis Wrote:... I understand you have it plugged into an AC current, but it should be converted to DC in the iPad ...
I am thinking this only happens when the devices are plugged in with their AC adapter brick. The brick is defective and lost its isolation from the AC power line. sorta maybeBiglaugh
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