Hey all. Even when powered off, my JAP Panasonic Q has a tendency to dish out nasty electric shocks when I touch any metal parts on the back of it. Worse still, the metal connectors on the composite cables do the same thing when I unplug them from the back of the TV. Shocks are bad enough, but I'm just concerned this thing's going to start a fire at some point. So what am I doing wrong (or what is wrong with it)? I think I've had the thing turned on at least a hundred hours since I bought it last summer, and it's never displayed any other kind of fault. It came with a rather cheap plug adapter, which is plugged into a surge-protected extender - could this be the problem? Would buying a better adapter solve things at all? For the time being I'm keeping it unplugged, but I want to find a solution. I've been having this problem for a while now, and when I've asked elsewhere nobody seems to be sure what the problem is. Thanks in advance for the help!
Panasonic Q requires 100~110 volt power. If you are anywhere else in the world, do not attempt to connect anything until finding a suitable full converter.
Sounds like it isn't being properly grounded anymore, likely from whatever cheap voltage adapter hardware you're using. I doubt it'll start a fire though. More likely to make small children cry and pets run away in fear.
When it comes to surge protectors, $10 ones don't work. Get a good surge protector strip. It will probably remove the shocks.
No luck :/ It's plugged into a good quality surge protector. But, even this morning when I tested it out again, you can feel a layer of static electricity on the back of the unit.
I can give it a try! Is there any chance this is to do with the voltage converter? I live in the UK and I'm using the converter that came sold with the system - 220v to 110v. It reads, "For use with PlayStations 2 and Dreamcast" - Engrish aside, does that add up?
It's more than capable of accepting the US standard 120V. These things aren't rated within 1V or anything like that. I can check mine, but I guarantee it's more than capable of handling 130V+. Converter = waste of money.
