t43 12volts or so itching my hands

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t43 12volts or so itching my hands

#1 Post by Roisin » Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:07 pm

quickly checked the forum, havent found anyone complaining here yet

wonder if its just my setup, but with my t43 (26684EU) you can feel electricity on the fingerprint reader, on the fan 'grid' and cardbus slots, and also on the front bottom speakers (if those are speakers i'm not sure :)

well, I could live with most of it, but the fingerprint reader is seriously annoying, as you cant rest your palm on it when you type

with the fresh thinkpad.fan.control utility, it seems to go away, when the fan is off (almost, not entirely)

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#2 Post by Navck » Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:28 pm

Call IBM.

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#3 Post by BillMorrow » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:54 pm

highly unlikely that it IS electricity, per se..
possible static electricity..?

try wiping the case with a slightly damp cloth..
just damp and not wet..

ground yourself..
make sure the AC socket the AC adapter is plugged into is grounded..

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#4 Post by Kyocera » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:02 pm

What Navck said :shock:

If you feel anything like electricity with something that is plugged into an AC outlet, use extreme caution. It really is best to err on the side of caution.

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