electrocution by headphones???????

[nycrob515]

agghhhh i have been cursed this week. My iphone broke as did my ety's a day later. now im forced to use ibuds with a 512mb coby player. Not to mention that the ibuds electrocute the insides of my ears every now and then. Anyone ever experience this??? if you see a guy jump every now and then on the subway in nyc, thats me.

 

[ChroniCali]

Ouch, I'm glad I don't have that kind of problem. I'm guessing its only for Ibuds though, that metal that's touching your ears has gotta do something with it.

 

[nycrob515]

yeh, most likely. it feels like im getting shocked by one of those trick things.....or if you have ever taken apart an electric cig. lighter and shocked yourself or someone. its really weird and happens spontaneously. some weird stuff huh?

 

[midget]

my roommate actually just happened to have this occur to him last night. has never happened to me before though.

 

[ethan961]

I remember one Diggnation episode Kevin complained of his iPhone doing that when he was listening to it (with his iBuds I assume).
Never happened to me though.

 

[appophylite]

It's probably nothing more than a light static discharge.....up here, its rather common with buds that have a metal plate on them like the iBuds because the weather in the winter is so dry.

 

[priest]

Fairly common problem with certain phones (and/or players). The Sony MDR-7506s are known to dischage static electric shocks to people's ears in drier environments. I am in the process of returning mine for this reason. And I live in Washington DC, so a dry environment might mean anything other than a rain forest. There's some information on the web on this subject in general. You are not alone. I feel your pain.

 

[nycrob515]

Today I noticed it was happening mostly down in the subway. Im pretty sure it's damp as hell down there and im thinking maybe because of all the electric flowing through there...does that sound stupid bc i cant think of any other reason...Do i have a problem when getting electrocuted isnt reason enough to stop listening to music....idk??lol.i guess i wont have to worry anymore when i get my ety's back and a nice cowon s9.

 

[ChroniCali]

Yum... cowon s9 I want one of those.

 

[insyte]

Maybe you need to attach yourself to ground to get rid of all your static energy

 

[qusp]

Quote:

Originally Posted by insyte /img/forum/go_quote.gif Maybe you need to attach yourself to ground to get rid of all your static energy

^^ yes, maybe you need to attach one of those static removers that you see dragging on the road behind cars to your belt at the back

 

[jageur272]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClieOS /img/forum/go_quote.gif Static Electricity Discharge through IEM It is possible to experience a static electricity discharge though IEM. In a cold climate with low humidity, it is easy to build up a static charge on one's body. The cable that carries the audio signal from the headphone jack to the IEM 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 IEM, there is metallic wire inside. A static charge often has a high enough voltage to leap from one's ear to the metal inside of the IEM, discharging the static electricity via the cable and into the device playing the audio signal, e.g., CD player or MP3 player. The amount of electrical current in such a static discharge is not harmful, though the discharge itself can startle. It is important to note that such static discharges are "acts of nature" and do not indicate that one's IEM are defective. Nor will the static discharge cause harm to the IEM.

Its in the sticky, geez people...