Mum prods son with a stick - but appears he's the latest victim of phone electrocution

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Mum prods son with a stick - but appears he's the latest victim of phone electrocution

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A mother in Chonburi got no response from her 28 year old son over the phone so she went to the window of his room. 

 

Rinnaporn, 57,  prodded him with a stick to get him to wake up only to realise that he was dead. 

 

The police were called to the house in Nong Hiang sub-district of Phanat Nikhom where they found Kittisak, a rotund individual, face down in his bed. 

 

Nearby was an extension cord and his phone. There were signs on his right hand that he had been electrocuted. 

 

An autopsy has been ordered to determine if that was the case. There was no sign of a struggle. 

 

Source: 77kaoeded

 

 

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[Thian]

A cheap copy phone/charger from China?

[jacko45k]

12 minutes ago, Thian said:

A cheap copy phone/charger from China?

Very likely.

[Thian]

12 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Very likely.

It's time the world starts boycotting illegal chinese products...they are very dangerous and can also put whole houses/condo's on fire.

[RichardColeman]

27 minutes ago, Thian said:

A cheap copy phone/charger from China?

Cheap phone/charger vs Thai electrics ? 50/50 

[anterian]

If the house had an RCCB he would still be alive. 

[jacko45k]

9 minutes ago, anterian said:

If the house had an RCCB he would still be alive. 

They just aren't too common nor mandated.

[Rimmer]

Troll post removed

[Vacuum]

1 hour ago, Thian said:

A cheap copy phone/charger from China?

Aren't most phones/chargers made in China?

Edited December 3, 2019 by Vacuum

[jacko45k]

12 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

Aren't most phones/chargers made in China?

Yes, but what is your point? 

I feel safe enough, I don't take my phone to bed nor hold it while charging. 

[ronaldo0]

Does this happen everywhere or only here ? 

[jacko45k]

2 minutes ago, ronaldo0 said:

Does this happen everywhere or only here ? 

Everywhere....chargers should not be taken to bed, and unplugged from mains when not connected to a phone.

[sandrabbit]

it seems quite common now for people to be electrocuted whilst in the bath as well, complete lack of common sense.

[UnkleGoooose]

I'm not sure what the relevance of "rotund" is here, unless he tried to eat the charger.

[bluejets]

Non isolated type charger no doubt.

These are the ones which do not use an internal isolation transformer in the switch mode supply.

Voltage drop is via mains connected resistor/capacitor networks...very dangerous.

Elcb may or may not be of any help.

They are not always the be-all end-all but chances are it's on the best side of the equation to have one anyhow.

Depends largely on the installation.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, anterian said:

If the house had an RCCB he would still be alive. 

Made in China?

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, Thian said:

It's time the world starts boycotting illegal chinese products...they are very dangerous and can also put whole houses/condo's on fire.

I was working with a chap from China earlier this year and, in my diplomatic way, asked him why goods from China are such <deleted>. He was surprised and said the goods back home were of a high standard, but guessed they exported any cheap nasty stuff to countries such as Thailand as people there want to buy the cheapest possible. Sounded right to me.

[Don Mega]

2 hours ago, Thian said:

It's time the world starts boycotting illegal chinese products...they are very dangerous and can also put whole houses/condo's on fire.

Phone chargers from China are illegal ?

[Almer]

Comments include that a RCB would have saved this mans life, Thailand is a long way from RCCB there is no urgency to have earth wires fitted.

[elcaro]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Yes, but what is your point? 

I feel safe enough, I don't take my phone to bed nor hold it while charging. 

I wonder what magical force you possess to insert the charging cable? Or do you solely use wireless chargers?

[cplgil]

7 hours ago, Thian said:

It's time the world starts boycotting illegal chinese products...they are very dangerous and can also put whole houses/condo's on fire.

Ok start today!

[jacko45k]

10 hours ago, elcaro said:

I wonder what magical force you possess to insert the charging cable? Or do you solely use wireless chargers?

Here's a trick, plug the phone end in first, and then the mains end. In reality I have an original charger, and I actually bought a new cable that is far better made. 

[Langkawee]

20 hours ago, Thian said:

A cheap copy phone/charger from China?

Oone of those  blew up my tablet. Guess I should be happy I'm alive. Why dont we hear about this happening in other countries???? Can someone explain. 

[Thian]

2 minutes ago, Langkawee said:

Oone of those  blew up my tablet. Guess I should be happy I'm alive. Why dont we hear about this happening in other countries???? Can someone explain. 

This also happens in other countries...

 

But maybe the charger you used wasn't strong enough to charge a tablet? These days people expect anything to work with eachother if the connectors fit....but that's not how it works! Chargers are built to supply a certain amount of milliamps...a phone which is charged with too many milliamps will get damage to the battery, it will get hot and might explode. It also damages the lifetime of the battery.

 

And then there are the copy chinese chargers which are not certified or even properly checked. I wonder how they work when the power of 220V input isn't steady as is the case in Thailand. Or what happens when the power drops or during lightning.

 

If you live in a condo it would be nice if the neighbours also don't use cheap dangerous chargers or phones or electric ovens and so on......or those hooverboards from china.

 

 

[jacko45k]

3 hours ago, Langkawee said:

Oone of those  blew up my tablet. Guess I should be happy I'm alive. Why dont we hear about this happening in other countries???? Can someone explain. 

I suppose many other countries do a better job of protecting their consumers. But have read of incidents in UK, India, Vietnam, and yes China. 

[Traubert]

On 12/3/2019 at 3:18 PM, Thian said:

It's time the world starts boycotting illegal chinese products...they are very dangerous and can also put whole houses/condo's on fire.

Buy cheap, you get cheap.

On 12/3/2019 at 5:45 PM, Bangkok Barry said:

I was working with a chap from China earlier this year and, in my diplomatic way, asked him why goods from China are such <deleted>. He was surprised and said the goods back home were of a high standard, but guessed they exported any cheap nasty stuff to countries such as Thailand as people there want to buy the cheapest possible. Sounded right to me.

It's the other way around. QC on exported goods is much more stringent than for domestic markets. Nothing much to be done about online or private sales though, particularly in a massive market like phones/accessories.

[Just Weird]

On 12/3/2019 at 8:00 PM, elcaro said:

I wonder what magical force you possess to insert the charging cable? Or do you solely use wireless chargers?

Perhaps his "magic" is to plug the phone in before switching on the power to the charger?