| ▲ | Why is my MacBook zapping me lately? | |||||||
| 2 points by pavas 9 hours ago | 8 comments | ||||||||
I understand that technology evolves and not everyone is the same, but the last 3 Macbooks I've had, going back to 2020, all zap me for some reason. I.e. when I move my hands over the metal casing I feel some sort of electronic vibration, and something similar happens when I tap the track pad or glide my finger over it. Maybe it's a matter of whatever works well for 95% of the population, but as someone with more highly attuned senses its a little annoying. Is there something Apple can do to isolate the charges/currents a bit better, or are there other models on the market that don't have this problem? I've been a loyal Apple user since like...forever, but it's getting hard to go along with their engineering choices lately. | ||||||||
| ▲ | JSR_FDED 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
It’s likely to do with grounding. I’ve had it reliably in one location, but then with the same MacBook it doesn’t do it in another location. Probably grounding-related. | ||||||||
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| ▲ | ben_w 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
I also get this, only happens while charging. To me, it feels like a change in the stickiness of the surface. | ||||||||
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| ▲ | inhumantsar 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
do you wear Crocs or some other kind of thick foam shoe/sandal? do you live in a dry climate? | ||||||||
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| ▲ | robthebrew 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
Does your charger have 3 pins or 2? It could be a grounding issue (which has gone on forever). Or you have carpets and plastic shoes? You are the problem. It is not dangerous, just annoying to those who sense it. | ||||||||
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