Static shock from Sony TV HDMI

Hello all,
Whenever i touch my mac mini i get a electrical static shock. It is actually quite painful and annoying as i get shocked whenever i connect my iphone to my mini via the cable. I finally identified the culprit, the static electricity is coming from my sony bavria TV HDMI connection. So i called the Sony technician and he came to check the TV. He said it is normal for HDMI cable to carry static charge and there is nothing he can do.
Just want to check is this normal ??? because it is getting really annoying. My external hard drive i connected to my mini had crashed yesterday and i cannot help but suspect this electrical charge had damaged it.
Does anyone out there has experience dealing with this issue? HELP....... my mini is only a few months old and i really dont think its normal that it's electrically charged like this......

If you are absolutely sure that it is only a built-up static charge. Then it would be safe to connect an earth ground strap to either the TV or Mac Mini to drain off the static charge.
If you are really not sure if the built-up charge is static or some other electrical problem. Then do not take any chances, unplug everything and call a Certified Electrician to sort out the problem.

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Hi hundertwasser-
Greetings and welcome to the Apple Discussion boards
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voltage when using just the 2pin plug.
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Earlier today I went to use the computer. After I opened the screen I touched the escape key and there was a small shock from my finger to the computer. Now, if I shut the screen and open it again, the screen will not turn on and pressing any of the keys does not do anything. The light on the front that lets you know that it is in sleep mode will turn off, but the screen won't turn on. I have been turning the computer off and back on and then everything works fine until the screen is shut.
Any ideas??

The Apple Hardware Test is on the computer's bootable install disc #1; a
DVD that also contains the Installer. You access A.H.T. by holding down
the Option key on startup with the disc in the optical drive. [The same disc
can be used to start the computer up in the Installer, for using Disk Utility
and other tools, by holding the C key down on startup.]
If there is a power issue, a charging issue, a battery or battery gauge issue,
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microchip manages inside the computer, and it could be corrupted by a
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Vibrations and Static Shock

Hello all,
I'm from Illinois but my fiance, who I'm currently visiting, is in Indonesia. She just bought an iMac there and we're having a bit of an issue.
Whenever the imac is plugged in (the issue happens while the computer is off but still plugged in as well) the monitor and keyboard seem to vibrate slightly and touching any of the casings for the monitor or keyboard can result in a pretty bad static shock, which makes typing nearly impossibly frustrating. I've used plenty of the latest iMacs at my college so I know this isn't typical behavior, so does anyone have any ideas what it may be?
Some other info:
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-The shocks don't happen if we wear rubber soled shoes (luckily we have sandals that fit the bill nicely) so the computer's still useable, but it still shouldn't be happening.
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Do you get this if you touch any other earthed metal object? It's possible for you to gain a static charge by moving about, particularly on carpets - though this is normally worst in a dry atmosphere and I would have though Indonesia would be humid. If this happens, and you get charged up, then touching any earthed metal object will produce a shock, which can be surprisingly strong, though harmless. Touching it again immediately then has no effect, since you are already discharged. Brushing a metal surface with the tips of your fingers feels worse than putting your hand down firmly. We used to get a lot of this in the radio studios where I worked, and in dry weather one learned to keep discharging yourself as you moved around the room (nylon carpets and air conditioning made it worse). If the Mac is unplugged then it's not earthed, and so you wouldn't get a shock.
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Hi,
Already mentioned on the following post:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Other-Notebook-PC-Questions/VGA-on-laptop-HDMI-on-TV-needs-connected/m-...
You need a CONVERTER, not ADAPTER The setup:
The following list may help:
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/sis.html?_kw=HDMI+To+VGA+COMPONENT+Adaptor+A+V+Digital+Converter
Laptop (VGA) ---- Converter from VGA to HDMI ------ TV
You also need sound, you can buy a converter with sound OR connect sound directly from laptop to TV.
Regards.
BH
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