From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265151AbUEVBhO (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 May 2004 21:37:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264645AbUEUXjp (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 May 2004 19:39:45 -0400 Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64]:9102 "EHLO sccrmhc13.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265117AbUEUXXT (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 May 2004 19:23:19 -0400 Subject: live power to usb cable From: Geoff Mishkin To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1085082330.8372.43.camel@amsa> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 15:45:30 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On my USB cables that have connectors on both ends, one end is live when the other end is plugged into the computer. I can get a pretty decent shock from the other end of the cable. This seems kind of dangerous. Am I barking up the wrong tree here or is this an issue that should be fixed? --Geoff Mishkin