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2010-03-07
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@ Pennsylvania, US
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Your body was electrostatically charged. When you plugged the cable in to your TV, it provided a path for your body to discharge through.
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2010-03-07
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@ California
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u still have a crt?
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2010-03-07
, 07:39
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Originally Posted by rewt
the cables were plugged in by a friend. and the zapp was repeated when i touched it a few secs later.
Your body was electrostatically charged. When you plugged the cable in to your TV, it provided a path for your body to discharge through.
it felt like what you get from a cpu if its not properly earthed.
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2010-03-07
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that metal around the phone is insulated. u could have 240v and a shed load of current running round in it and if you touched it you wouldnt get a shock. Most likely the rewt theroy!
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2010-03-07
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Originally Posted by Swirnoff
yep, its my hostel tv and we're lucky to have atleast this. this is one of the best engn. coll hostels in kerala and would you believe that around 200 students share a single tv?
u still have a crt?
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2010-03-07
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Originally Posted by sajman
ok, il try it again today evening. lets hope i dont fry anything.
that metal around the phone is insulated. u could have 240v and a shed load of current running round in it and if you touched it you wouldnt get a shock. Most likely the rewt theroy!
by th way, i was barefoot both times when it happened.
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2010-03-07
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Originally Posted by di1in
Yup^ I'm thinkin' the dang TV is not properly grounded and it is finding a ground through you. Next time it happens, unplug the A/V cable from the phone and touch that and see if you get zapped.
yep, its my hostel tv and we're lucky to have atleast this. this is one of the best engn. coll hostels in kerala and would you believe that around 200 students share a single tv?
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2010-03-07
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Do not install applications from extras devel because this is what happens. You were warned on multiple occasions.
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Nokia are a business and have chosen a path of using the OSS community phenomenon to reduce their overheads specifically after sales support and development. Unlike Apple who do the opposite and make a killing from their Applications store.
Nokia are a business and have chosen a path of using the OSS community phenomenon to reduce their overheads specifically after sales support and development. Unlike Apple who do the opposite and make a killing from their Applications store.
now why did that happen?
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