Hi Lou,
I have the same radio and have not had that problem.  To the best of my 
knowledge, the entire top of the radio and all of the buttons and switches 
are plastic, so I'm not sure how 120 volts could have gotten through the 
plastic coverings..I'm wondering if she might have had a build up of static 
electricity, I've experienced some really big sparks just walking across the 
floor, and those static discharges can give you one hell of a shock.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 11:25 PM
Subject: Sony Dream Machine Talking Clock Radios


Hi.

My fiance got a rather nasty surprise Friday morning, when her Sony Dream
Machine delivered a rather severe electrical shock when she went to turn
the alarm off.  She said that it made a loud bang and shefelt a jolt of
electricity on her finger shooting up her arm.  She couldn't get the
feeling back in that finger for a good part of that morning, and said that
her arm ached for the rest of that day.  Sounds like she somehow got a hold
of live 120 volts, and luckily wasn't terribly well grounded when she did 
it.

Anyway, we are trying to figure out whether the radio was at fault or
whether there is something wrong with that outlet.  I loaned her an RCA
talking clock radio that I have and brought the Sony back over here, but
haven't as yet figured out how I'm going to evaluate what went wrong.

My first question is whether or not anyone has heard of anything like this
happening with that model of radio, and is there anything out there with a
radio and CD player that is equivalent or better, if we determine that this
unit is no longer fit for use?

73, de Lou K2LKK



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