At 10:02 -0500 8/22/07, Mr Ian Primus wrote: ...via a high-voltage, mega-ohm resistor. Part of the reason for discharging the thing is to prevent lots of electrons moving anywhere too fast. Better they should go to ground too fast than through you too fast, but you'll bounce ground all over the machine that way, which could be tough on other parts of the electronics. The resistor makes it all happen slower. You probably miss out on hearing the "crack" that way, but it still is better. Love the subject line - another shakespeare fan surfaces... -- - Mark, 210-379-4635 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Asteroids headed toward planets inhabited by beings that don't have technology adequate to stop them: Think of it as Evolution in Fast-Forward.