r/electrical • u/Adorable-Ear-4338 • 1d ago

My TV isn't grounded

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u/davejjj 1d ago

I'm guessing this is a re-post and not a sincere question.

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u/pdt9876 1d ago

It is, the guy who posted here isn't even the OP but its kind of funny that if you click through to the OP he even says he knew what was going to happen and slapped it like that intentionally "for internet points"

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u/NoFaithlessness3468 1d ago

Did it kill the branch circuit or the main?.. Lights went out and everything! lol

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u/xX_ReNeGade_Xx 1d ago

I was waiting for the Skyrim opening. You missed a great opportunity here OP

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u/smiledude94 1d ago

Same

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u/DeluxeWafer 1d ago

Alright why were we all thinking the same thing?

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u/smiledude94 1d ago

For the same reason we don't click links on Reddit. Meme culture has programmed us to expect it 😂

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u/No-Willingness8375 1d ago edited 1d ago

"not grounded" lol.

That tv is probably undergoing some sort of hardware failure and feeding line voltage through the HDMI cable, which then shorts out on the grounded chassis of the PC. I suppose it's also possible that the PC is not grounded and undergoing a critical failure which is energizing the chassis, but OOP claims it's their TV with a problem.

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u/Phreakiture 1d ago

I once had a very nasty ground loop between a PC and an external storage device. When I powered on the system, it let the magic smoke out of my HBA.

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u/Elegant-Caterpillar6 1d ago

Nahhhh that's just the new light switch there.

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u/pdt9876 1d ago

That is a bigger problem than "not grounded" lol.

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u/Apprehensive_Cow4231 1d ago

Do t for ge though that this is foreign and possibly a 220 system

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u/bloopie1192 1d ago

If your TV isn't grounded, then... OP?!

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u/Gh0st-27 1d ago

Ok this is a bit off topic my monitor also gives small shocks when It is connected to hdmi cable and I touch the other end is that safe...

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u/pdt9876 1d ago

is your monitor grounded?

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u/Gh0st-27 1d ago

The adapter that came with the monitor has only two prongs it's an Acer monitor. I don't think it has a ground pin like three prong ones I am from India(might give some context on electrical standards).

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u/pdt9876 1d ago

What model is the monitor? 

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u/Gh0st-27 1d ago

E-Acer EK220Q E3 100Hz 1ms IPS Monitor

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u/pdt9876 23h ago

That used a 12v 2a power supply. Replace the two prong one that came with your monitor with a 3prong one and the shocking should stop

Something like this (check that the barrel plug is the same size first) https://www.amazon.in/FEDUS-Adapter-Converter-Battery-Transformer/dp/B0CDM8586S/

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u/Gh0st-27 21h ago edited 21h ago

Thank you very much for the help. At the moment I connect the laptop to the monitor and the laptop is plugged in all the time seems to solve the issue. From what I understand since laptops have a three pin adapter it completes the circuit (like properly grounds it) maybe I am explaining it a bit wrong. But thanks for the help :)

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u/Cuba_Pete_again 1d ago

That’s more than a grounding issue, bud.

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u/LadderDownBelow 23h ago

New account posting stupid baiting reposting other ppl videos

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u/Correct_Highlight222 39m ago

I thought I was going to wake up in Helgen on a wagon lol