I have a metal Mac keyboard in my office. I sit on a plastic floor pad but the keyboard still shocks me continuously. I have changed where the Mac is Plugged in so it isn't an outlet issue. Has anyone else had this problem and how do i correct it?
Mac keyboard shocking
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Hi and welcome to the forum andigold . . .
Does this happen a lot to you ?? i Only ask this bc some people are more conductive than others and the static might just be a thing with you. Does anyone else in the office get a shock off it ??
Sorry i dont know a solution other than to try and ground it out, have i wire of some sort touching the keyboard and the the earth/floor/table at the same time.
It could be as i said 'Just You'
Cheers
Does this happen a lot to you ?? i Only ask this bc some people are more conductive than others and the static might just be a thing with you. Does anyone else in the office get a shock off it ??
Sorry i dont know a solution other than to try and ground it out, have i wire of some sort touching the keyboard and the the earth/floor/table at the same time.
It could be as i said 'Just You'
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Static was my thought too.
Didn't post because my only potential soloution involved body piercings and copper wire . . .
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As my mate Tattooed suggests sure sounds like static electricity from your body. Had this problem years ago and turned out was being generated by using a metal hair comb. Now I have no hair so that was one of life's problems overcome!
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Can you provide a little more information about when you get shocked? For instance - is it after returning to your chair and sitting down - or can you simply lift your hands and replace them and get shocked?
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