[lug] OT: static electricity

[rm at fabula.de]

On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 05:07:23PM -0700, Wagner, Carl wrote:
> At one place I used to have this problem where every time I walked up to
> my computer I would zap the keyboard.  I would just unplug it and plug
> it back in (hot) and it would work again.  That is where I started using
> the spray with dilute soap.
> 

I once had an ASUS laptop that reated very sensitive to static charge -
the trackpad would go crazzy :-)

> I had another computer hooked up through lap link to a Compaq laptop, I
> walked up and pressed the power switch on the Compaq and got a good zap.
> That fried the parallel port on my computer.  Strange thing is it did
> not hurt the Compaq.   That computer was always sort of flaky after
> that, like the first boot after a power up would hang, but after that is
> was ok (mostly).   I guess there is something to be said for quality
> equipment, even though I don't personally like Compaq.


We had a really bad brand of chairs in our server room. After about five
minutes of sitting and working there was a high probability of frying some
piece of equipment ... :-/


cheers Ralf Mattes
> 
> Carl.
> 
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us
> [mailto:lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us] On Behalf Of Lee Woodworth
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 4:29 PM
> To: Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [lug] OT: static electricity
> 
> A zap through the signal lead of a mouse can fry a motherboard/ps.
> I know through unfortunate experience -- I reached for the mouse, there
> was discharge to the mouse and the system died hard. You might be able
> to do it through speakers too.
> 
> Zan Lynx wrote:
> > On Fri, 2005-03-04 at 07:56 -0700, Steve Sullivan
> > 
> ......
> > I completely agree with Michael here.  Something is wrong with your 
> > setup.  I have touched my computer case and zapped it hard enough that
> 
> > I could really feel it but the computer did not have any problems and 
> > kept running just fine.  Any static shock should ground through the 
> > case into the electrical ground wire.
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