Tingles from power supply

Sylvia Else · 2009-03-08T14:20:22+00:00

I've recently bought a D-Link DIR-300 wireless router. While disconnecting its power supply from it, I got a tingling sensation when I touched the plug (to be clear, I'm talking about the 5V DC plug, not the mains plug). An AVO meter shows about 90V AC to earth from either side of the 5V plug. Short circuit current to earth is about 0.1mA. Still, I thought these things were meant to be completely isolated. Has there been a change of approach? Sylvia.

Mar 08, 2009 82 Replies

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Bill Palmer 17 years ago

[...] Where "Mr. Eko" Learns a Lesson about post editing.

Maybe next time, you might consider making sure you actually know what you're talking about before you come on like a spitting trouser cobra.

Now run along like a good little chimp before I become cross.

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TheKraken 17 years ago

Wrong again, asswipe. Shame you lied and did not pull your plug. Shame you have not rid us of your presence.

F*ck off and die, dumbfuck.

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Bill Palmer 17 years ago

Yeah, I guess you're right. You're apparently unable to learn anything about anything. Maybe there's an adult-ed program that offers a night class in critical thinking. Then again, the ability to think at all would be an obvious prerequisite, so you might not qualify.

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