[ltp] Electric shock from t40 in France

[Vincent Touquet]

On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 05:57:46AM -0400, Steve Krulewitz wrote:
>Hi all --
>Sorry for the non-Linux content, but I'm not sure where else to turn :)
>I am currently in France and I'm using my American t40 here.  When I 
>have it plugged into the wall outlet, with or without a voltage adapter, 
>I get an electric shock when I run my hands over the edges of the 
>laptop, particularly over the metal fan vent on the left.  It still runs 
>fine and the battery seems to charge ok, but this is a little worrisome. 
> The power adapter is clearly dual-voltage, so that shouldn't be the 
>problem, but I didn't have this problem when I was in the states a week ago.

Maybe you have a wooly carpet there ? :)

v