Thanks all for your knowledgeable responses. I really do get a charge out of my system. I never thought that I could shut it all down with a mere touch of my overly excited electrons. I should have known better. Many of my relationships have suffered a similar fate. I suppose the lesson here is that I need to be grounded better. The learning curve continues.
static electricity/signal shutdown - why?
Cold weather has arrived and the heat is on. Upon walking
on my carpeted floor to change CD's, I'm setting off a static electriciy charge to my transport when I touch it. The transport tray still works but there's no signal. The DAC light indicates that there's no locked signal- or any signal for that matter - because there's no music coming out. I have to shut down the digital front end (transport,DAC,DIP) for awhile before it decides to start working again.
What's going on? How might I prevent this from happening again? Thanks for your help!
on my carpeted floor to change CD's, I'm setting off a static electriciy charge to my transport when I touch it. The transport tray still works but there's no signal. The DAC light indicates that there's no locked signal- or any signal for that matter - because there's no music coming out. I have to shut down the digital front end (transport,DAC,DIP) for awhile before it decides to start working again.
What's going on? How might I prevent this from happening again? Thanks for your help!