Does anyone get a light shock from headphones?

[Freshhiphopm]

i felt a light shock at various from various headphones

its happened with the Sennheiser CX 300 and Sony MDRE10LP Earbud Headphone


i just want to know is there any risk from this?

it usually happened when i was outside walking on the street and only of a sudden i would get a light shock from the headphones

 

[ricthaman]

This is weird.

Is this becoming a habbit, shocking headphones?

Check this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/pro...my-ear-318023/
greetz

 

[audiomagnate]

It's just static electricity, no biggie, unless you're listening to one of those cheap Chinese tube amps.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Being ground is not a good thing.

 

[Freshhiphopm]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricthaman /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is weird. Is this becoming a habbit, shocking headphones? Check this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/pro...my-ear-318023/ greetz

oh wow, i didnt even see that thread before i made mine

thanks

 

[GuyMe]

I had this problem years ago when using portable headphones and a coat. The mp3 player would be in a pocket lined with fabric and I just assumed static electricity was going through the wire to my ears. I don't know much about electrical current though, so I could be mistaken.

 

[HF_Frodo]

Yes, I have experienced a light shock with my home setup (don't remember with portable rig) a few time before. I also assumed it was static. Since then, I have developed a habit of touching metal object (usually my headphone stand, has aluminum bar) as I put headphone on before turning on power.

 

[xnothingpoetic]

Never. But I always make it a habit to discharge myself before I go near my electronics.

 

[ClieOS]

Question
Is it possible to be shocked by static electricity through headphones / earphones?

Answer
Yes, it is possible. In a cold climate with low humidity, it is easy to build up a static charge on one's body. As an example, wearing shoes with leather soles while shuffling one's feet on a wool carpet will often build up a substantial static charge. When a part of one's body touches an item that is grounded (like the screw on a switch wall plate), the body's static electricity will discharge to the grounded screw. The amount of electrical current in such a static discharge is not harmful, though the discharge itself can startle.

The cable that carries the audio signal from the headphone jack to the headphones / earphones has metallic wire inside. This wire is also a path to ground through which the static charge can travel. Though one's ears are touching the plastic parts of the headphones / earphones, there is metallic wire inside of the headphones / earphones. A static charge often has a high enough voltage to leap from one's ear to the metal inside of the headphones /earphones, discharging the static electricity via the cable and into the device playing the audio signal, e.g., CD player or MP3 player.

It is important to note that such static discharges are "acts of nature" and do not indicate that one's headphones / earphones are defective. Nor will the static discharge cause harm to the headphones / earphones.

LINK.

 

[Fitz]

Yes I get a shock when I listen to my AKGs, but it is not electricity, it is shock of how good they sound.

 

[CD44hi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fitz /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes I get a shock when I listen to my AKGs, but it is not electricity, it is shock of how good they sound.

Funny, when I am wearing my ergo2 or K1K, my wife gets shocked, badly! Magic.







[size=xx-small]OKey-DoKey could not resist! lol[/size]

 

[Rednamalas1]

My ear start bleeding when I'm listening to music I hate

 

[craiglester]

I get it a LOT when I'm walking with my IM716's on, especially if I swing my arms. It's the Wool jacket that does it. No harm done to the IEMs yet, but yeah it's not pleasant on the old lobes

 

[Fitz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CD44hi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Funny, when I am wearing my ergo2 or K1K, my wife gets shocked, badly! Magic.

Funny, when I am wearing my sigma or K1K, all the girls want to be with me, badly! Magic.


(I use them as portable headphones sometimes, that is how)

 

[krmathis]

I guess some do, but luckily I am not one of them.
Cause being the ground is not good, and it can be painful as well.