• That's great thanks. I'll try with the extension lead but that still seemed to be problematic.

    Based on the lifted ground is there any other way to power it in a similar fashion but not via laptop?

  • You need to lift the ground on whatever you're plugging it into the wall with, so either use a usb wall plug with a plastic ground pin or crack it open and disconnect the ground wire. Easiest way to do this is with an extension lead without a molded plug. Unscrew the plug head and disconnect the ground wire from the pin.

  • Yep! That should do it!

  • Easiest way to do this is with an extension lead without a molded plug. Unscrew the plug head and disconnect the ground wire from the pin.

    The trouble comes when you forget that you've disconnected the earth and plug in other stuff. Or someone borrows it ...

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