[vcf-midatlantic] anti-static carpet

[Mike Loewen]

On Sat, 6 Feb 2016, Dan Roganti via vcf-midatlantic wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 2:07 PM, Bob Applegate via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>> On Feb 6, 2016, at 9:28 AM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <
>> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ps. I like Dan's idea! Simple grounding station near our entrance.
>>
>> A small display at the discharge station can have some information about
>> ESD.  Most people have zero understanding of it.  I dealt with a Senior
>> Software Engineer who blew up multiple prototype boards because he ?knew?
>> how to handle electronics and didn?t follow well-established company rules.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
> ?To further enlighten the public with some hands on education,
> You could pickup a "Electrostatic meter" on eB at y
> Some vintage ones even go for less than $100
> And show how many electron-volts they have stored inside themselves ?before
> they get discharged.
> All they need to do it touch the positive probe on the Electrostatic meter,
> read the measurement, and then touch the discharge station.
> The negative probe of the electrostatic meter connects to the same Earth
> ground.
> Dan

    That is a REALLY good idea, Dan!


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