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Apple Probes Electrocution Report

Posted July 15, 2013 2:22 PM

From BBC News - Technology:

Apple says it is investigating reports that a woman was electrocuted and died while using an iPhone plugged into the mains via one of its chargers in China.

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Johny451
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Re: Apple Probes Electrocution Report

07/15/2013 10:39 PM

"The charger output is low voltage - it's about five volts - much too unpowerful to be dangerous, therefore there should be no risk at all.

Yes and I completely trust the enamel on the toroid that isolates the mains from the user....

Maybe that metal case wasn't such a good idea after all Apple.

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07/15/2013 11:08 PM

Lot's of unanswered questions here but being China there is a high probability it was an aftermarket charger.

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07/21/2013 6:25 PM

Love your work kendall. For those in the gallery that is an entirely plausible scenario!

This just in from Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2013/07/19/fake-iphone-charger-accidents/

Could've went either way...

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07/16/2013 5:53 PM

She was charging while talking. She was talking while taking a bath. She was bathing when the the power unit and the extension power socket it was plugged into got inadvertently pulled into the water. Had to be Apple's fault!

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07/17/2013 9:03 AM

<...Had to be Apple's fault!...>

Not the Chinese's, then?

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