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