Slightly hot chassis

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On some equipment there is some tingly feeling when touched. I bent over recently and my lower lip just barely touched the aluminum platter on my turntable. It was slightly painfull but couldnt be felt with my hands. This is just an example as I could have disconnected all its periferals to find the source.
I have a Wright-sound preamp which doesnt use an AC grounding pin on the plug (to prevent ground loops). My power amps dont have ground pins.

I also have a Mac MX110 that has an even stronger tingle.

Can bad power supply electrolytics cause this?

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Topic - Slightly hot chassis - violinist3 03:53:54 08/31/10 (6)

RE: Slightly hot chassis - Michael Samra 01:59:38 09/1/10 (0)

Similar problem..... - doodlebug 07:49:24 08/31/10 (2)

RE: Similar problem..... - Bill Way 22:01:02 08/31/10 (0)

RE: Similar problem..... - violinist3 13:48:24 08/31/10 (0)

RE: Slightly hot chassis - Tom Bavis 07:34:49 08/31/10 (0)

RE: Slightly hot chassis - Jeff Joseph 07:34:27 08/31/10 (0)

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