On Tue, 31 May 2005 09:15:40 -0700, Richard Crowley wrote:

"TJ Hertz" wrote ...

shock whenever I touched the case (a sizeable electric shock,
not like static). The owner said that she'd never experienced
this before despite using the sampler with the same transformer
on a UK mains supply.

PLEASE DON'T do that experiment again. We would miss you
if you electrocuted yourself! Seriously! There are SAFE ways
of testing for this that don't put your life or limb at risk.

Nah - we'll just nominate him for this year's Darwin award.

Cheers!
Rich