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| Thread ID: 51872 | 2004-12-02 03:28:00 | Off topic - how can I prevent static shocks? | Susan B (19) | PC World Chat |
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| 299041 | 2005-04-20 23:06:00 | Ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation Godfather. Gripping the door before alighting costs nothing and stills works most effectively, providing I remember to grab it before my feet hit the ground. :D |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 299042 | 2005-04-20 23:15:00 | Gripping the door before alighting costs nothing and stills works most effectively, providing I remember to grab it before my feet hit the ground. :D But be careful if you use that method with HWM(B)O... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 299043 | 2005-04-21 03:24:00 | So how come no one mentioned this when the question was first asked? :confused: I did . So how come you didn't read that? :eek: :mad: :yuck: :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 299044 | 2005-04-21 03:59:00 | I cannot believe someone would pay such good money (US$7.29) for a simple "resistance device" that will discharge the static build-up though. Good marketing skills on the companies behalf though, when a 2 cent resistor would do the same. God father, I have no idea where you got your electrical experience from but the static jumps right over the 2-cent resister, it has been tried. the big shocks almost seem to hurt more using a resister then no resister. When you are about to touch a door handle, or any conductive device that the static charge built up in your body may discharge into (e.g. HWMO), yo touch it with the "resistor device" first, which allows the static charge to *slowly* (a millisecond or 3) discharge, meaning no arc and no "shocking sensation" for either party. The higher the resistence, the slower the discharge, you make it sound like any resister would work. The product at [edit: spam removed] at least appears to have solved those issues. A reletive of mine has one of these and has aparently been happy with. |
Mrono (6498) | ||
| 299045 | 2005-04-21 04:17:00 | Now isn't that a coincidence, first we visit their site a few times through the above link,then we get a first time poster promoting the goods . . . . . Wonder if they happened to sell the item to their family member who happens to have one and is happy with it . Thats not to say Im rubbish the product,even if it is well outside the realms of what I would consider a must have purchase . If they built it into a hat it might be a different story . . . . . |
Metla (12) | ||
| 299046 | 2005-04-21 04:19:00 | I did . So how come you didn't read that? :eek: :mad: :yuck: Ooops, you did too . :blush: Must have sounded too technical and complicated for me probably . Some things go way over the top of my head at times . :p |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 299047 | 2005-04-21 05:30:00 | Mrono: I think GF and I both mentioned a value of 1 megohm. That's a typical value of the resistor in the grounding wire of a purpose built antistatic wrist strap. The Human Body Model used in testing components for static discharge survival is 100pF in series with 1.5 kilohms. A 1 meg resistor should discharge your body safely. I suppose if the voltage is high enough the peak current might be 15 or 20 mA, but the charge held in 100 pF would dissipate so quickly that I don't think you would feel it. Of course, a 10 ohm or even up to 1 k might be effectively the same as touching the metal directly. I don't think the sort of static charge we're talking about would "jump right over" a resistor. I have seen static voltages of that magnitude (around 250000 volts) but they were in exceptional conditions. GF has considerable experience and knowledge. ;) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 299048 | 2007-12-12 15:05:00 | [edit: spam removed] | AudiFan (6499) | ||
| 299049 | 2007-12-12 17:45:00 | Not everyone get static shocks . My daughter and I do but my wife doesn't . I learned many years ago to hold the door as I got out to prevent shocks . I can go in some supermarkets and reach out and touch a can of something on the shelf and get a small arc of spark maybe 2 cm between me and the can, it can be a bit scary when it happens . It used to happen in Pack and Save sometimes, even if wife reached out to touch me she would then get quite a shock off me . The upside is that if anyone annoys me in a supermarket I can just touch them and they get a shock . That has happened a couple of times and the person is not happy about their experience . |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 299050 | 2007-12-12 19:14:00 | During static season I'm a shocker. Cars, people, if I am at the supermarket I have to get my son to put things into the trolley as I get sick and tired of getting shocked. Can't touch people at all during a bad day which is actually quite funny. The look on some peoples face when you meet them for the first time and do the whole hand shake, kiss on the cheek thing and they get a little shock ........ I should really warn them first but yeah ....... what can I say ..... I think its rather funny.:illogical :) | never-u-mind (6500) | ||
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