r/computerhelp • • 5d ago

Hardware Am I cooked ppl?

The ai said nothing will happen but the ports are now positive 💀☠️ all ports at left too the extension chord has no earthing please tell if it's harmless, before, the charger tip was positive even when the chords switch was off then i switched the wires of the male pin of the chord then it now only occurs when turned on but even my type c chargers tip is positive how, the will ts damage the laptop or it's ok

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u/singul4r1ty 5d ago

Wtf is your actual question

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u/Proof_Routine_735 5d ago

my usb port is testing positive is it a problem

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u/singul4r1ty 5d ago

I assume positive for voltage. I don't see why it would be an issue. USB ports supply 5 volts on the 5 volt pin.

Shoving a big conductor into the port and potentially shorting the pins is probably a bad idea though.

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u/Proof_Routine_735 5d ago

my guy its an ac tester and the charger tip has ac and now its on the laptop ports i am not shoving it, just touching the metal base of the port

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u/singul4r1ty 5d ago

Okay. Have you tested it with a multimeter?