I looked at the cord when I got my AL--and noticed that while there was 3 prongs on the wall side, there was only 2 connectors on the PS side. I didn't see where the cord would make a grounding connection.
Later...................Howard On 11/30/05, Bill Briggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > True of older models, but my new PowerBook (purchased in July of this year) > has a genuine case ground. If you just plug in the white power brick, you > only have two prongs, but if you use the longer cord you get the case ground > as well. So touching your PowerBook's case and discharging won't cause damage > if you're plugged in with the cord. > > That said, static is deadly to modern silicon chips with their very small > device dimensions. A person can easily build up a static charge of several > kilovolts, and while the amount of energy is small, when it's focused in a > small area, it can easily destroy the nanometer scale components on ICs. > Somewhere here I have an old HP magazine that has scanning electron > micrographs of transistor junctions destroyed by static - before and after > images. Once they are damaged the chip is useless. We were running a new Van > de Graff generator in the technician's shop about a year ago and ended up > destroying the MoBo on a nearby computer. The Van de Graff generator we had > builds up about 200,000 volts, and the compyter was only 4 or 5 feet away, > and something in it got damaged. We are more careful with them now. > > - web -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
