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My XBOX av cables are shocking me
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Posted by
matt-kuhar (
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Fri, Jun 18, 10 at 9:30
| hi all. this seems a little weird to me. today i unplugged my xbox from the composite connections on my tv to connect my camera. when i disconnected the xbox my finger came in contact with the ground on the xbox av cables and i got a decent shock from them. its probably mild to you guys but to me it hurt like hell. does anyone know what maybe causing this. btw the xbox was OFF when this happened. |
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RE: My XBOX av cables are shocking me
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| Welcome back.... What happened at school.....No pictures ? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Your previous post
RE: My XBOX av cables are shocking me
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| i tried to get the pictures but i was told and i quote " if any pictures of this DANGEROUS electric problem get out of the school we can be fined and possibly closed down" therefore i dont have pictures. Yet... |
RE:: My XBOX av cables are shocking me
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| and about the xbox cables. i tried to measure the voltage on the DC and AC settings on my meter and it was not registering any voltage but i touched the cable again and its a continual shock. |
RE: My XBOX av cables are shocking me
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| "and about the xbox cables. i tried to measure the voltage on the DC and AC settings on my meter and it was not registering any voltage but i touched the cable again and its a continual shock." What kind of meter? A digital meter will have an impedance high enough to measure from high impedance sources. It is most likely capacitive leakage from 60 Hz and has a very high source impedance.
That limits the current and makes it more of an annoyance than a safety issue. It shows up in switching power supplies if they are not well designed and grounded. |
RE: My XBOX av cables are shocking me
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| yes, it is a digital meter i tried to measure with. and i do know that the XBOX power supply is not grounded because it is provided with a two prong power cord. |
RE: My XBOX av cables are shocking me
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| If the digital meter cannot measure the voltage the source impedance is many hundreds of mega-ohms (higher then the meters input impedance on the voltage scale). |
RE: My XBOX av cables are shocking me
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| so does that mean it more of a nuisance than a safety hazard? |
RE: My XBOX av cables are shocking me
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| "so does that mean it more of a nuisance than a safety hazard?" Yes. The volt ticks operate the same way. By having a very high impedance in series they limit the current to a level that is not a hazard. Without the ability to deliver enough current even a very high voltage source is not a safety hazard. |
RE: My XBOX av cables are shocking me
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| ok thanks for all the help. have a nice day |
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