[ltp] Electric shock from t40 in France

[Steve Harris]

This was a common problem with some apple powerbooks (the titanium ones I
think). Sorry, dont remeber what te problem/solution was, but I dont think
it was harmful to the people or machines.

- Steve

On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 05:57:46 -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.
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> -steve
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