Static Charge Feel When Charging

[John]

Murat wrote:

In long term does this faulty charger affect the life of battery? Damn, i wish i bought xiaomi air instead of this

I don’t believe so. It’s mildly irritating, but my first generation MacBook Pro had the same issue (with a 3 prong charger) and it’s battery was good nearly 3 years before I decided to replace it.

[Sx C]

I think other than grounding it also has to do with how well the charger is designed, i have this problem with my ezbook 3 pro and plus but weirdly enough the static feeling is not there when i uses my lapbook 14.1 charger.

 

[sipart]

I bought a new charger and it was delivered today:

Powseed 36W AC Multi Voltage 5V 6V 7.5V 9V 12V 13.5V 15V Power Adapter Supply Switching DC

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XK9TXBB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_MP8ZzbZRJ08WT

And when plugged into the ezbook the static sensation is exactly the same. So not a charger issue must be related to this version of ezbook (assuming this issue is not in any other version?).

[John]

sipart wrote:

I bought a new charger and it was delivered today:

Powseed 36W AC Multi Voltage 5V 6V 7.5V 9V 12V 13.5V 15V Power Adapter Supply Switching DC

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XK9TXBB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_MP8ZzbZRJ08WT

And when plugged into the ezbook the static sensation is exactly the same. So not a charger issue must be related to this version of ezbook (assuming this issue is not in any other version?).

Well that’s certainly odd.
I looked into this happening on the old macbook pros and found this thread at apple:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4087798?tstart=0

Basically it looks like apple was saying it’s a known issue and not a hazard.

[sipart]

Yes similar old post from Dell:

Notebook “Tingle” Sensation: What's Going On?

And I have some old dells and they do have three prong power cords to the transformer while the new one I bought for the ezbook is a two prong ‘figure of 8’ power cord.

[Kalle]

I have his problem aswell. Was the same on my old Cube i7 stylus. I have never experienced this on any other laptop, then again they have all been plastic so that’s probabl why. Still I want to replace my charger, don’t really trust these chinese branded ones. I guess all it needs to do is to output 3A at 12V? If I get one which can supply higher A like 3.6 or 5, will it damage the laptop?

[Johannes]

I got my new power supply but I still have that static feeling. Does anybody know if there is anything I could do to get rid of it? Dont know how to “troubleshoot” the issue.

[Chupa]

and that is exactly one point why I did choose the 3S with a plastic casing. Not only that metal it either cold or warm to the touch but it also is conducts electicity. I have the same problem with everything metal and connected to power. I live in Spain where there is no ground just mains and neutral. Add to that bare feet and I am just the groundig for everything.
I just got one of these little wireless keyboards with trackpad and the mouse goes crazy when I have my feet on the ground. It acts normal when my feet are insulated (shoes) or of the ground. I feel a very slight static on the trackpad when with naked feet on the ground and this is a device what is just connected via Bluetooth and not a cable.

The tingling you feel is noting to be concerned and not hazardous – EXCEPT you are connected to water (remember the girl what got electricuted in the bathtub while her phone was plugged in and she was texting?).
So in short: It is normal under certain circumstances and you do not need to worry. If it bugs you, put a plastic foil (sticker) over the area you touch.

The current feels stronger the more you ground it, a carpet, socks, shoes etc. puts up a resistance and you feel less to nothing.

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[shid]

Hmm, using my v4 for 2 weeks, no static feeling yet so far. Im using the charger with the 3 pin adapter.

[juan]

no static feel here.

[Kage Chen]

I got mine last week and no static feeling.

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