I wasn't that anxious to get shocked too!  I tried it on a wall outlet that 
I knew to be good at my house!  I figured that the GFI would protect me if 
there really were something wrong with the radio.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 08:29 PM 3/9/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>Did you try it on the same wall socket she used?
>
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>On Behalf Of Louis Kim Kline
>Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 5:59 PM
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>Subject: Re: Sony Dream Machine Talking Clock Radios
>
>Hi.
>
>I had the same thoughts after examining the case, and the only thing that I
>could figure is that somehow something arced under the panel and her finger
>on the button happened to be on the receiving end.  Maybe some type of dust
>accumulation or something.
>
>I tried a couple of experiments last night.  First, I plugged the radio into
>a GFI to see if it would trip it.  It didn't.  Next, I tried touching the
>bottom plate (which is metal) to see if there was an electrical current
>there.  Usually, even if you don't have a particularly good path to ground,
>if something is electrified you will feel a little buzz, something like a
>weaker version of the cell phone on vibrate.  Nothing.  As far as I can
>tell, the case is cold, and the radio appears to operate normally at my
>place.
>
>I don't detect any kind of a burnt smell and a careful inspection of the
>insulation on the power cord shows that it is intact.  So, now I really am
>not sure what to think.
>
>73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
>At 07:49 AM 3/9/2009 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi Lou,
> >
> >I've had my dream machine for around nine years and never had anything
> >like that happen.  Since the radio is built of high-impact plastic, I'm
> >not sure how you could get an electrical shock from it, but anything is
>possible.
> >
> >Thanks for the heads-up.  Maybe these things get less reliable as they
> >get older.  I'd sure hate to lose mine!  Outside of the Bose, I don't
> >know what you could get to replace it.
> >
> >73
> >Kris
> >
> >
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