TJH
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Q: I had plugged in my apple headphones and when I took them out, it shocked me! why?

WHy?

iMovie '08, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Mar 21, 2012 1:21 PM

by BDAqua,Solvedanswer
BDAqua BDAqua
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A:

Sounds like the eMac Bad Capacitors problem.

Posted on Mar 21, 2012 6:56 PM

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Q: I had plugged in my apple headphones and when I took them out, it shocked me! why?

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  • by Allan Jones,Helpful

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Mar 21, 2012 1:49 PM in response to TJH
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    Mar 21, 2012 1:49 PM in response to TJH

    Need more info. Your profile shows you running Mac OS 10.6; the eMacs this forum covers cannot run that OS. Can you give a more precise description of what you have?

  • by TJH ,Helpful

    TJH TJH Mar 21, 2012 1:57 PM in response to Allan Jones
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    Mar 21, 2012 1:57 PM in response to Allan Jones

    Sorry it was in my library when this happened. I believe it was running tiger at maybe, 10.4

  • by Texas Mac Man,

    Texas Mac Man Texas Mac Man Mar 21, 2012 5:55 PM in response to TJH
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    Mar 21, 2012 5:55 PM in response to TJH

    The audio signal has a low voltage, so I don't think that could be the cause. It might be possible  for some AC power leakage to the chassis ground & then to the ground side of the audio signal, but this would have to be a very unusual suituation. Is it repeatable, or just a one time occurance?

     

    Does the library have carpet and was the humidity low when this happened? Could have been static electricity from your walking on the carpet.

     

     Cheers, Tom

  • by BDAqua,Solvedanswer

    BDAqua BDAqua Mar 21, 2012 6:56 PM in response to TJH
    Level 10 (123,516 points)
    Mar 21, 2012 6:56 PM in response to TJH

    Sounds like the eMac Bad Capacitors problem.