Nik, It doesn't matter how advanced a country might be, if you build a product without proper insulation in it, it will always give electric shocks to the user. It's simple as that.
Regards, *Shayon Pal** Web:* *http://about.me/shayonpal* *Mob:* +91 98202 80726 * * On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 8:21 PM, LM-China off <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Shayon , > > Apple designs products very carefully but they primary focus is US and > advanced countries where earthing is not an issue at all the earthing pin > is never required . > > They never designed it for India , though before launching they should > have taken care of this aspect since it is not a rocket science to solve . > > But we are not apple's priority market yet > > Regards > Nik > > > > > On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Shayon Pal <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I do not understand. What is the logic behind shipping a premium product >> like the MBP without any sort of earthing, especially when it is a common >> fact that the product itself is not effectively insulated? >> >> >> Regards, >> >> *Shayon Pal** >> Web:* *http://about.me/shayonpal* >> *Mob:* +91 98202 80726 >> * >> * >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 7:59 PM, LM-China off <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi , >>> >>> This is normal cable used internationally in some countries . >>> >>> You can just change the cable no need to change the full adaptor . >>> >>> but the adaptor itself doesnt have a ground pin as far as I remember so >>> a cable with ground pin might not be very useful since the other end will >>> remain open , >>> though worth a try >>> >>> Regards >>> Nik >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Shayon Pal <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I had bought my MBP around 6 months back. I have always wanted to >>>> address this issue, but never found the time, or was plain lazy. I am >>>> pretty happy with the current charger, and do not wanna buy a new, or a >>>> third party one. I was wondering if I just screwed in an earthing pin from >>>> another plug, that should logically work, shouldn't it? >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> *Shayon Pal** >>>> Web:* *http://about.me/shayonpal* >>>> *Mob:* +91 98202 80726 >>>> * >>>> * >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Subhankar Bhattacharya < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The pin is broken or has come out.. This is not normal .. Please ask >>>>> for a replacement ASAP.. If its being a long time, they might not believe, >>>>> this is out of the box.. So they might force you to buy a separate >>>>> MagSafe... Try third party ones >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Suvo >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On 19-Oct-2012, at 7:34 PM, Shayon Pal <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I had been meaning to ask this question for a long time, but never got >>>>> the time to. When I had bought my MBP, I had gotten a charger like this >>>>> [refer attachment]. Because it is not earthed, I keep getting electric >>>>> shocks when I am working on the computer. >>>>> >>>>> Is this the way Apple ships its products, or is it a mistake done by >>>>> someone, somewhere? The screw lines on the hole indicates clearly that a >>>>> third pin can be attached to the charger. 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