The hub works fine still, but somehow
this seems wrong. Has anyone else seen sparks between USB plugs and
their cases?
Your might try rotating the plug of the computer OR the power supply
of the hub to bring the two sources into phase although it is probably
harmless.
G. D.
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You
This is from out of phase ac connection, you would be wise to get a plug
checker at the electrical store, they cost about $ 5. with lights to tell you
the wiring error, but you still can cause this even after the check passes the
wiring by using non-polarized plugs.
This is a quick fix.
You may have a coolant leak that conducts electricity from the PSU to your
USB device. Just an insane thought, but it happened to me. Has the computer
had any wierd operation?
Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC
architecture.
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Jonas
I've got a G5 PowerMac which has the full metal case. Last night I was
plugging and unplugging a powered USB hub in the dark, and I noticed
that simply touching the metal of the USB plug to the metal of the
case caused a small visible spark between the plug and the case. This
seems wrong
On Aug 16, 2010, at 7:58 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:
I've got a G5 PowerMac which has the full metal case. Last night I was
plugging and unplugging a powered USB hub in the dark, and I noticed that
simply touching the metal of the USB plug to the metal of the case caused a
small visible spark
