My MPC shocks me when I touch it.

I know the title sounds weird, but there seems to be a very very very small amount of current running across the metal exterior of my black MPC. It isn't painful to touch it and in fact I had it for a week or so before even noticing it. When you brush touch it lightly with the side of my hand I can feel a slight tingle. It doesn't seem to affect performance, but surely this isn't normal.

It isn't under warranty anymore. Anyone else experience this or have insight into what I should do to narrow down the cause of the problem?

Dont let your wife touch it after she has the done the washing up unless you suspect she cheats on you then be my guest and let her make bangerz.

the cosmic pimp wrote:Dont let your wife touch it after she has the done the washing up unless you suspect she cheats on you then be my guest and let her make bangerz.

retards like you should be banned from the internet.

i know the post sounds pretty odd, but all jokes aside- i'm dead serious about this.

Retards hit hard.

could be that it's not earthed

are you using a power cable with an earth pin?

I agree. Retards Hit Hard. It's their lack of morals.

Sounds like either you have a bad power supply that needs to be replaced, or you're not grounded properly. Are you using any voltage converters so that you can run it on a different power supply than intended?

also, is your mpc down in your basement.... and are you standing on a cement floor?

I'm not sure if this makes a difference, but I am located in Vietnam. The plugs are a little different out here, but I got a power strip that allowed for the MPC plug to work. I bought it at a real cheap store and I doubt it has any function to convert anything. I don't know anything about electricity to be honest and don't know what needs to be converted to what.

Mr_debauch, most (if not all) modern houses in Vietnam are made of brick and ceramic tile flooring. So yeah, it'd pretty much be like living in a basement. Does that play role in all of this?

NearTao, when you say power supply are you referring to the piece within the MPC or an external power supply that the mpc is plugged into? And I don't believe i'm plugged into any converter. I just have a power strip with 4 outlets on it- nothing special- cost about 4 dollars.

Thanks for the help guys. I'll look into the specifics on Vietnamese power outlets to see if I need a voltage converter or whatever.

eddiek1syou wrote:I'm not sure if this makes a difference, but I am located in Vietnam. The plugs are a little different out here, but I got a power strip that allowed for the MPC plug to work. I bought it at a real cheap store and I doubt it has any function to convert anything. I don't know anything about electricity to be honest and don't know what needs to be converted to what.

Mr_debauch, most (if not all) modern houses in Vietnam are made of brick and ceramic tile flooring. So yeah, it'd pretty much be like living in a basement. Does that play role in all of this?

NearTao, when you say power supply are you referring to the piece within the MPC or an external power supply that the mpc is plugged into? And I don't believe i'm plugged into any converter. I just have a power strip with 4 outlets on it- nothing special- cost about 4 dollars.

Thanks for the help guys. I'll look into the specifics on Vietnamese power outlets to see if I need a voltage converter or whatever.

it's not grounded, and when you touch it you are grounding it.

you don't need a voltage converter, Vietnam runs on 220V at 50Hz, which is fine for the MPC1000

but you should make sure it's grounded - I asked frikkin ages ago if you're using a lead with an earth pin (i.e. three pins) but wikipedia tells me Vietnam uses 2-pin plugs. Fail.

Pastor-of-Muppets wrote:you don't need a voltage converter, Vietnam runs on 220V at 50Hz, which is fine for the MPC1000

but you should make sure it's grounded - I asked frikkin ages ago if you're using a lead with an earth pin (i.e. three pins) but wikipedia tells me Vietnam uses 2-pin plugs. Fail.

hey do you think possibly he could run a wire touching the chassis to the house ground or to something else?

Maybe... Metal pipes make a good ground ... But current would still be going through the chassis rather than out through the ground wire of the power lead. Better than nothing though

Pastor-of-Muppets wrote:Maybe... Metal pipes make a good ground ... But current would still be going through the chassis rather than out through the ground wire of the power lead. Better than nothing though

yeah I was thinking, maybe if there was a faster route (or route with less resistance) for the electricity to get to the ground then his body... maybe it might be a temporary fix.

maybe it's a good thing ... rest your head on the MPC when doing maths:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11692799