[PD] power supply problem on laptop

[Chris McCormick]

On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 07:52:46 +0000
Alex from Idoia <alex at idoia.com> wrote:

> Well,
> 
> All I can tell is that I had the same problem on a Mac Laptop.
> I taped over the ground pin of the power supply as well and it did not 
> work but it definitely worked when I CUT the ground wire in the main 
> plug. (220V)
> You should give it a try.

Please make sure you unplug it first. If that's the problem then you're probably experiencing 'ground-loop' hum. I know there are better ways to get rid of it, but I'm not sure what they are.

Chris.
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