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by JSR_FDED 61 days ago
It’s likely to do with grounding. I’ve had it reliably in one location, but then with the same MacBook it doesn’t do it in another location. Probably grounding-related.
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It used to only happen when I had it plugged in, initially when I took my MacBook to Romania a few years ago and plugged it into the power grid there, they use a different frequency and I had to use an adaptor. But then it started happening in the US as well, and even after I switched from the 2020 model to the new M series, and now it happens to me even when its not plugged in anything, whether I'm grounded or not...that's why I'm wondering if they're actively changing the EM field encapsulation specs.
Yes after more investigation this seems to be it--the clue was that it doesn't do it in all locations.