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Stimpy wrote:
Update: Apparently it's an HP laptop brought over from the US. Would
there be a difference in the earthing arrangements for a US-spec machine
I wonder?

Is it a wall wart or free standing unit? If free standing, has it got an
earth connection? You could test for this with a DVM by measuring the
resistance between the earth pin and the low voltage cable screen. With no
earth connection it will be infinite.

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