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| DYNAGOD:
surge protector wont help.. you need to discharge before you come in contact with the cabinet or any of its metal components. |
| 2600:
Dealing with Gnd's someimes suck and one gnd isn't the same as another. Really need an Earth GND as the AC GND may not cut it and shouldn't really be used anyways, depending on what you are calling AC GND. Try the chassis, if that doesn't work, try it without the hub. May have to GND the Hub itself. |
| Tailgunner:
--- Quote from: 2600 on November 03, 2004, 01:56:19 pm ---This topic has come up before and some say it doesn't happen to them so it shouldn't happen to you. That's BS. --- End quote --- It's mostly a matter of the relative humidity where you live. I'm from the south where it's humid, and static electricity is rarely a problem. I lived out in California for a while and at times you couldn't touch anything metallic without getting zapped. --- Quote ---Ground them and you will be much better off. --- End quote --- Agreed. |
| rdagger:
I'm in SoCal and the static is bad. By AC ground I mean the third hole of an AC outlet. My cab has chrome T-molding and I can actually ground myself pretty well by touching the molding before touching the controls. I ordered a USB surge protector from TrippLite. The salesperson said it would work. I know the odds of it working are low, but I figure it's worth a shot. |
| Tailgunner:
--- Quote from: rdagger on November 03, 2004, 05:41:59 pm ---I'm in SoCal and the static is bad. By AC ground I mean the third hole of an AC outlet. My cab has chrome T-molding and I can actually ground myself pretty well by touching the molding before touching the controls. I ordered a USB surge protector from TrippLite. The salesperson said it would work. I know the odds of it working are low, but I figure it's worth a shot. --- End quote --- How old is your house? The majority were I lived in Cali (Ventura) were pretty old and all of the ones I lived in had ground issues with the outlets. Usually I'd find the outlets had been replaced with three prong outlets, but the ground wasn't hooked up to anything. Building on your t-molding idea, try setting something metallic near your cab. Touching it before touching the cab will disipate any charge you're carrying and the cab won't be taking the shocks. Another alternative, play barefoot. You don't build up any static charge when you're barefoot. ;) |
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