BlackBerry® PlayBook™

[nikmaster]

My playbook is shoking  sometimes while charging, if I touch the metal frame It is not the big deal, I can only feel it if it touch it by part of my hand, where skin is thin (not fingers), but anyway it is funny. Does anyone else have this issue?

[SerproApps]

Happens to me as well!

[jarviser · Accepted solution]

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nikmaster wrote:

My playbook is shoking  sometimes while charging, if I touch the metal frame It is not the big deal, I can only feel it if it touch it by part of my hand, where skin is thin (not fingers), but anyway it is funny. Does anyone else have this issue?

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If you mean a light tingling when you rub your skin along it, and made worse when the other hand is grounded, it's quite common on many unearthed  so-called double-insulated consumer devices. My two grand Macbook does it too. Annoying but harmless. Not good to handle the playbook when connected to usb anyway. if you need to charge and work at the same time invest in a rapid charger with magnetic connector

[nikmaster]

Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. It is not hard, but I was just wondering if that is ok.

[jarviser]

I would say it's OK but annoying. My playbook does not do it, my Mac and my HiFi do. 

[JSanders Resident Expert]

I've never noticed this from my PlayBook, or the three Playbooks our family has.

[Lost_at_Sea]

It is caused by static electricity and more common in very dry conditions such as in winter. I have had it happen twice on my PlayBook and it actually caused it to shut down.

[jarviser]

Many years ago devices connectec to the mains, especially here in Europe on 240 Volts, had 3 pins on the connector. These days all have 2 pins, or three but the earth is plastic. It's low level voltage at 50Hz induced or leaked from the transformer in the cases I described.  

Try another charger if it bothers you, or try earthing the case temporarily with a wire to a water pipe to test the theory - it should disappear. 

[JSanders Resident Expert]

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jarviser wrote:

Try another charger if it bothers you, or try earthing the case temporarily with a wire to a water pipe to test the theory - it should disappear. 

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On our side of the pond, we call that "grounding".  Same difference.

[jarviser]

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JSanders wrote:

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jarviser wrote:

Try another charger if it bothers you, or try earthing the case temporarily with a wire to a water pipe to test the theory - it should disappear. 

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On our side of the pond, we call that "grounding".  Same difference.

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Ah yes I can see how strange that may sound then!