12 Mar
2005
12 Mar
'05
4:08 p.m.
At 11:06 AM 3/12/05 -0500, Roger "Merch" Merchberger wrote:
Rumor has it that William Donzelli may have mentioned
these words:
But then you don't have "tactile feedback." 'Course, you can always make
sure the kids are nearby... ;-)
Dontcha just need to put a 1MegOhm resistor between the "Grounding Station"
(i.e. foil) and the earth ground connection?
Come to think of it, I should build a grounding station area near my
TV/stereo/TiVo area - getting off the couch and welding your finger to the
TV can't be good...
Hey, all the more reason to by that fancy new TV with the remote control :-)
Joe
I have
aluminum foil ... :)
A cheap substitute, but it is actually not perfect. With ESD safe
facilities, you want some resistance, not zero. You want charges to
dissipate relatively slowly, rather than a quick zap.