A shocking reminder


We are deep in the throes of winter 'round here (Bethesda, MD) and you know what that means - very dry air and tons of static electricity generated by walking across your carpeted floors. Reach out to the volume control on the preamp and ZAP! another blue spark causes a major THUMP thru your speakers.

My solution? Lay an anti-static dryer sheet (Bounce, etc.) on top of the preamp and touch it before anything else - PROBLEM SOLVED.

Try it, it really works...
-RW-
rlwainwright

Showing 1 response by willobandb

Something like this may be useful. I haven't tried one myself (don't have the static problem here in NC), but other threads on this topic have suggested touching a grounded piece of metal BEFORE touching your equipment, some of which may react adversely to static discharge.
Bob