Why does my heat sink have power supply1

[LostBoiZoro]

I just tried to put my hand over my heatsink to check how how it's running while playing ac origins and I accidentally happened to touch it and I got shocked by my laptops heatsink Idk what to do I know heatsinks are not supposed to have power to them and why is this happening.please helpp 

[LostBoiZoro]

4 minutes ago, LostBoiZoro said:

I just tried to put my hand over my heatsink to check how how it's running while playing ac origins and I accidentally happened to touch it and I got shocked by my laptops heatsink Idk what to do I know heatsinks are not supposed to have power to them and why is this happening.please helpp 

I partially think it's because of my switch board not being grounded is that a possible case?

 

[PDifolco]

8 minutes ago, LostBoiZoro said:

I partially think it's because of my switch board not being grounded is that a possible case?

 

I suspect so, it's not "powered",  it has residual static

[bmx6454]

so the laptop works fine? if it ain't broke, don't fix it...

[manikyath]

if nothing is earthed, things have a tendency to float, so your laptop's heatsink ends up at some voltage above earth, but there isnt actually any capacity to drive current, so the moment you get a zap that voltage sinks away, and builds up again over time.

 

if your local power outlet standard is reversible (meaning, the plug can go in two ways), try plugging your laptop in the other way around, depending on the charger's internal design that can actually make a notable difference for how much charge builds.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

if nothing is earthed, things have a tendency to float, so your laptop's heatsink ends up at some voltage above earth, but there isnt actually any capacity to drive current, so the moment you get a zap that voltage sinks away, and builds up again over time.

shouldnt it be fixable if you run a small copper wire and connect the heatsink to whatever ground the laptop has?

[manikyath]

Just now, Somerandomtechyboi said:

shouldnt it be fixable if you run a small copper wire and connect the heatsink to whatever ground the laptop has?

nothing is wrong with the laptop, it's just that if the wall outlet isnt grounded, the laptop itself has nothing to reference itself to.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

34 minutes ago, LostBoiZoro said:

I just tried to put my hand over my heatsink to check how how it's running while playing ac origins and I accidentally happened to touch it and I got shocked by my laptops heatsink Idk what to do I know heatsinks are not supposed to have power to them and why is this happening.please helpp 

If you touch it repeatedly (say, 3 times in a row), does it shock you every time or just the first time?

[Vishera]

29 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

If you touch it repeatedly (say, 3 times in a row), does it shock you every time or just the first time?

Sounds like something from an ElectroBOOM video