electric shock from macbook trackpad?

can it be?
i think i got a small shocks from my macbook trackpad...
it didnt hurt and only lasts a second.

im working on battery so its weird..

thx

Static? What sort of carpet have you got, socks on?

i think it was static.
no socks no carpet.
i only felt it in my finger,not the entire body.

can be related to dogs hair? i have quite alot of it here...

*macbook unibody btw

I have the same problem!!!!!!!

I don't know if i have to bring the macbook to apple service.

If you do some hunting around there is other reports of same deal. Had used my MBP for months and was helping friend with her MBP which was giving her shocks. So i said use mine as it is Ok - she got a shock off mine. So with playing around i could get a shock off mine if i took my shoes and socks off and put bare foot on flagstone, but her machine was a bit worse. Quick fix - put a rubber mat under your feet. As far as i could find it was a design issue and more of a concern to sensitive persons - guess that made me insensitive.

i'm lying on the bed right now, with the macbook unplugged.

It's not static, clearly.

I don't care the shock (it's minimal) but i fear there is a bad contact inside.

Enangel said:

i'm lying on the bed right now, with the macbook unplugged.

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Well i your case it sounds like u should be taking it up with Apple - phone them and at least get the complaint registered in the system.

shloosh said:

can it be?
i think i got a small shocks from my macbook trackpad...
it didnt hurt and only lasts a second.

im working on battery so its weird..

thx

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I've had this issue with the magic mouse & the magic trackpad as well, which both work on batteries. My wife doesn't have any problem. So I guess it's a question of personal sensitivity to small electric currents: both the magic mouse and the magic trackpad work because a little amount of electric current goes through your fingers.

To solve the problem, I've put two layers of plastic protections on my trackpad (those that are normally used to protect ipod screens), and I also desactivated the option "touch to click". So far, it works well for me.

If you only have shocks coming from your trackpad, you might try this solution. If it happens with other parts of your computer, then it's another problem: you should ground it.