[TriLUG] [OT] ESD issues

[Carl Crider]

get a solid copper walking stick.
sorry, i couldnt help myself.

On 3/19/06, William Sutton <william at trilug.org> wrote:
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> On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
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> > On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, William Sutton wrote:
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> --snip--
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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....
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> >
> > 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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> --snip--
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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?
>
> --snip--
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> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
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Carl Crider