[TriLUG] [OT] ESD issues

[William Sutton]

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, William Sutton wrote:

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> it's totally related to humidity.
> 
> The air inside has the same dew point as the air outside. If 
> the air outside is at 45degF and it's saturated (100% 
> humidity, ie it's raining) and you bring that air inside and 
> warm it to 70degF, it will now have a relative humidity of 
> <5% - ie about the humidity you have in a desert and 
> in forests, has all the firefighters on alert.

It's usually 20-something percent humidity and mid-high 70's in my 
apartment, even with the windows wide open (according to the LCD 
temp/humidity monitor I have)...is there a recommended level?

synthetic blanket but I doubt it will oblige...however I do remember 
blankets I had as a kid doing that....

> 
> If you have synthetic blankets, after you turn the lights 
> out, rub the blankets vigorously together - you'll see 
> flashes of light.
> 

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> 
> The cure is humidity - move to Florida or Galveston. If 
> you're staying here, you can make your house safe if you run 
> a humidifier about 1/2gal/day in a normal sized house (used 
> distilled, not filtered water, otherwise you'll be injecting 
> nano-sized particles of silica into the air - and your 
> lungs). It keeps my skin under control, and stops the 
> blankets from lighting up.
> 

So does this require buying distilled water?  Can I get away with tap 
water or is that filtered?

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> 
> Joe
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