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Slight static discharge causes second monitor to go blank
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<blockquote data-quote="mafocari" data-source="post: 1901195" data-attributes="member: 407922"><p>I'm not sure where the circuit is, but the room has 5 outlets with two 3-prong jacks (?) each. As far as I've ever seen, before this current issue, they've all behaved as normal. I'm not having issues with the other 3 outlets (just the two on my work side of the room, apparently).</p><p></p><p>The current surge protector has 12 3-prong ports and 4 USB ports; I mentioned the brand previously, but here's the literal listing: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PC872RL/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a></p><p></p><p>That device is plugged into the corner outlet, in the bottom socket (due to the shape of its wall wart), and the top socket has the lamp plugged in; the lamp is powered on by the room's light switch, so that <em>that </em>socket is enabled/disabled by the room's light switch across the room. For most of my existence here, I've only used that socket for the lamp; it's only been the last year that I've used it for my work computer, and the 2nd monitor issues didn't start immediately but started growing worse and more erratic over the months regardless of devices used.</p><p></p><p>The previous device was a Dynex - 8-Outlet 2-USB-Port Surge Protector Model DX-AVSP8, which I probably bought at Best Buy: Dynex - 8-Outlet 2-USB-Port Surge Protector - Multi (bad link removed)</p><p></p><p>That one has been used the majority of the time for that wall outlet (same socket), and the issues have not changed due to swapping out.</p><p></p><p>So, if you see anything obviously bad about those, let me know, and recommend something. I have other surge protectors, but I just can't say that the surge protector is the problem.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I wasn't arguing against making a service call or having it fixed <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😆" title="Grinning squinting face :laughing:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f606.png" data-shortname=":laughing:" /> Me saying "I guess I need to file a work order to have the outlet(s) investigated for proper grounding" means I'm <em>for </em>having it fixed. The issue with that of course is that the problem may not be the wall outlets... but I'm not against having them investigated, so I don't need to be further convinced to try that. The problem still could be the MacBook 2019 design, and if so, it'd be nice to know mitigations/fixes for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mafocari, post: 1901195, member: 407922"] I'm not sure where the circuit is, but the room has 5 outlets with two 3-prong jacks (?) each. As far as I've ever seen, before this current issue, they've all behaved as normal. I'm not having issues with the other 3 outlets (just the two on my work side of the room, apparently). The current surge protector has 12 3-prong ports and 4 USB ports; I mentioned the brand previously, but here's the literal listing: [URL='https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PC872RL/?tag=macforums0e4-20']Amazon.com[/URL] That device is plugged into the corner outlet, in the bottom socket (due to the shape of its wall wart), and the top socket has the lamp plugged in; the lamp is powered on by the room's light switch, so that [I]that [/I]socket is enabled/disabled by the room's light switch across the room. For most of my existence here, I've only used that socket for the lamp; it's only been the last year that I've used it for my work computer, and the 2nd monitor issues didn't start immediately but started growing worse and more erratic over the months regardless of devices used. The previous device was a Dynex - 8-Outlet 2-USB-Port Surge Protector Model DX-AVSP8, which I probably bought at Best Buy: Dynex - 8-Outlet 2-USB-Port Surge Protector - Multi (bad link removed) That one has been used the majority of the time for that wall outlet (same socket), and the issues have not changed due to swapping out. So, if you see anything obviously bad about those, let me know, and recommend something. I have other surge protectors, but I just can't say that the surge protector is the problem. I wasn't arguing against making a service call or having it fixed 😆 Me saying "I guess I need to file a work order to have the outlet(s) investigated for proper grounding" means I'm [I]for [/I]having it fixed. The issue with that of course is that the problem may not be the wall outlets... but I'm not against having them investigated, so I don't need to be further convinced to try that. The problem still could be the MacBook 2019 design, and if so, it'd be nice to know mitigations/fixes for it. [/QUOTE]
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