[Cialug] OT: mp3 player shock warning

Korver, Aaron cialug@cialug.org
Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:42:34 -0600


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Personal experience?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Champion [mailto:dave@visionary.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 2:42 PM
> To: cialug@cialug.org
> Subject: [Cialug] OT: mp3 player shock warning
> 
> 
> <OT>
> This warning may apply to anyone with an MP3 player with a metal 
> chassis, like my Rio Carbon, or an iPod.
> 
> Do not set your player down on a stack of paper on your desk 
> with your 
> ear buds in, and remove your fleece jacket. You may shock 
> your ears with 
> static electricity. It's a little bit painful, and a lot scary, and 
> causes your mp3 player make loud popping noises. I imagine 
> you could do 
> permanent damage to your mp3 player too.
> 
> It may have been worsened because the stack of paper was touching the 
> plastic monitor stand base... and a 19" CRT can generate a 
> lot of static 
> too.
> </OT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Personal experience?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; From: David Champion [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:dave@visionary.com">mailto:dave@visionary.com</A>]</FONT>=

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 2:42 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; To: cialug@cialug.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Subject: [Cialug] OT: mp3 player shock =
warning</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &lt;OT&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; This warning may apply to anyone with an MP3 =
player with a metal </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; chassis, like my Rio Carbon, or an iPod.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Do not set your player down on a stack of paper =
on your desk </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; with your </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; ear buds in, and remove your fleece jacket. You =
may shock </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; your ears with </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; static electricity. It's a little bit painful, =
and a lot scary, and </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; causes your mp3 player make loud popping =
noises. I imagine </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; you could do </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; permanent damage to your mp3 player too.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; It may have been worsened because the stack of =
paper was touching the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; plastic monitor stand base... and a 19&quot; =
CRT can generate a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; lot of static </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; too.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &lt;/OT&gt;</FONT>
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