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    Power Leakage in Sony VGN-CR520E

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by r_ramesh25, Mar 5, 2010.

  1. r_ramesh25

    r_ramesh25 Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have power leakage in my laptop vgn-cr520e. Whenever i connect with power supply i feel there are some leakage in the power when i touch the USB and other slots in the side of the laptop. What can i do for that ? is that any serious issues. I bought the laptop 2 years back it was no issue other than this. Please help me what to do further...

    Regards
    Ramesh
     
    r_ramesh25, Mar 5, 2010
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  2. EntityX

    EntityX Notebook Evangelist

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    What do you mean by power leakage? You are getting shocked by the laptops case?
     
    EntityX, Mar 5, 2010
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    Yes...iam getting shocked in laptop side.....
     
    r_ramesh25, Mar 5, 2010
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  4. EntityX

    EntityX Notebook Evangelist

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    That's a dangerous situation. It has to do with the grounding of your laptop case. Take care not to get shocked.

    I am assuming your plug has a ground? Three plugs?

    What has likely happened is some ground cable has come loose inside of the case and power is now "leaking" into the case. You should contact Sony because you have the possibility of getting shocked.
     
    EntityX, Mar 5, 2010
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  5. mklasse

    mklasse Notebook Consultant

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    is the body made from metal?
    I'm using aluminum powerbook and i get zapped once or twice when using the power adaptor without grounding. When I use the plugs with grounding, I never had any trouble.
     
    mklasse, Mar 5, 2010
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    Did you solved your power issue? My brother is suffering the same issue with his vgn-cr520 notebook.
     
    darkmount, Oct 4, 2010
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