feeling electric current on ipad and iphone

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I_Cannot_Eat_Apple said:
Anybody encounter this? it happens to my iphone 6 and ipad mini 1 while charging.

is this normal
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some people can feel while some cannot. that is not current. its static due to the charging mechanism. aluminium casing MacBooks all have the same issue if u did not use the 3-pin extension plug.

its not harmful anyway.
 
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it doesn't happen on e 3-pin because it is grounded...
 
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Even if u use 3 pin u may encountered also. I am using 3 pin for my MacBook Pro I also can feel the current . Macbookpro got 2 3 pin. Short and long one. If I use the long one then there won't be any current leakage
 
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chenaz said:
Even if u use 3 pin u may encountered also. I am using 3 pin for my MacBook Pro I also can feel the current . Macbookpro got 2 3 pin. Short and long one. If I use the long one then there won't be any current leakage
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Open the power adapter. Apple rather stupidly put a plastic protector over the metal stud in the plug adapter. Remove it.
 
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You have to check if the ground is connected from the earth pin to the charger body which is a metallic stud on macbook power adapters. Some three pin plugs are there just for easy plugging and doesn't provide the necessary grounding.
chenaz said:
Even if u use 3 pin u may encountered also. I am using 3 pin for my MacBook Pro I also can feel the current . Macbookpro got 2 3 pin. Short and long one. If I use the long one then there won't be any current leakage
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chenaz said:
Even if u use 3 pin u may encountered also. I am using 3 pin for my MacBook Pro I also can feel the current . Macbookpro got 2 3 pin. Short and long one. If I use the long one then there won't be any current leakage
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it happens too when i plug in a audio jack from a speaker
 
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This issue has been there since the iBook era. Hasn't Apple solved it over so many years (decades)?
 
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