My BB gives me electric schocks when plugged with USB lol
- Not that I'm not into the occasional thrill and such, but getting schocked by my Bold was not part of the deal. It seems to be an added benefit that comes with the device. When it's plugged in to the PC via USB, it likes to grab my attention by shocking me whenever I touch a metal piece (like the metal ring around the trackball). The grade of the shock varies and I'm still alive so it's not life threatening yet.
I'm using an USB hub to connect that has its own power source, but I don't think that that's the reason. It's not as if the USB hub pushes too much voltage through or something - the leak is obviously the device.
Anyone else have this hidden feature enabled too? lol09-22-09 07:20 PMLike 0 - Are you perhaps touching the charging contacts in the back of the phone?
A silicone skin that covers the charging contacts will prevent you from touching them while still allowing you to charge the BB, if this is the cause of your shocking problem.
Or you can just place a few pieces of electrical tape over the charging contacts in the back of the BB.
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To clarify - the shocks are not intense at all. It doesn't hit you out of your chair or anything, but it is quite unpleasant nevertheless!09-22-09 09:21 PMLike 0 -
- It doesn't sound good that the device is giving off current like that.
Does it do it while on a wall charger as well?
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-22-09 09:30 PMLike 0 - Are you perhaps touching the charging contacts in the back of the phone?
A silicone skin that covers the charging contacts will prevent you from touching them while still allowing you to charge the BB, if this is the cause of your shocking problem.
Or you can just place a few pieces of electrical tape over the charging contacts in the back of the BB.
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I have just managed to narrow it down to four distinct spots on the phone that will shock you upon contact:
- the small inlets at the very bottom of the left and right sides of the bezel
- the mini jack right above the USB port
- the trackball ring.09-22-09 09:37 PMLike 0 - Have you tried another usb cable? The one you are using doesn't sound properly grounded.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-22-09 10:17 PMLike 0 - A shock from a USB cable? I have never heard of such a thing, there isn't enough current running through it. I should know, recently I developed a USB dongle and I can do everything but put the thing in my mouth when it's powered and I can't feel a thing.
The trackball ring is isolated too, it's not making contact with powered portions of the main board. The whole premise of the trackball is to work using light, not electricity.
Not calling you a liar, but something else is going on.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-22-09 10:46 PMLike 0 - A shock from a USB cable? I have never heard of such a thing, there isn't enough current running through it. I should know, recently I developed a USB dongle and I can do everything but put the thing in my mouth when it's powered and I can't feel a thing.
The trackball ring is isolated too, it's not making contact with powered portions of the main board. The whole premise of the trackball is to work using light, not electricity.
Not calling you a liar, but something else is going on.
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xliderider, that's a good suggestion, thanks - I will try a new cable and post back if that helped09-22-09 11:18 PMLike 0 - Radius, how does the TB work on light?
Electrons, yes, but light? That's a good one.
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Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-23-09 01:24 AMLike 0 -
But this is not a two way street, the magnets cannot pull a current in nor do they generate one sufficient for any living being to detect.
Additionally the silver ring connects only to the BlackBerry housing which is itself non conductive. I am using a 8320 though, not sure what the OP is using as I can't see that on the mobile site.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.comLast edited by Radius; 09-23-09 at 01:37 AM.
09-23-09 01:33 AMLike 0 - I still think there is a bad ground wire in the usb cable he's using.
There is no problem when it's charging via wall charger, so it's not the usb port itself.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-23-09 01:37 AMLike 0 -
Regardless, getting a shock from a USB port is a sign the whole PC is dead I think, and an easy test is to stand on a piece of wood and see if it shocks him. If it does, it's all in his head.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-23-09 01:40 AMLike 0 - Wait, sorry, my mistake. I remember there's a ground. It's one of the other pins I was thinking of that's sometimes not connected on certain connectors.
Regardless, there's not enopugh current to get a real shock though, or I would have felt it by now.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-23-09 01:47 AMLike 0 - They most certainly do have a ground wire:
USB pinout and wiring @ pinouts.ru
Pin #4 in the diagrams.
That's what I would think as well. So it most likely isn't a complete break in the ground, but a bad insulation in the ground wire.09-23-09 01:49 AMLike 0
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