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rdowdy95:
Well my wall socket has three holes.  The plug on the Smartstrip is a three pronged power cord.
rdowdy95:
Any other ideas.  I am not an electrician so I may need some example pics.  This static is shorting my Keywiz and locking up my computer.
rdowdy95:
Let me give you all an update.  Whenever I touch the control panel or the TV the problem happens.  This is crazy.  It sucks big time.  All I am hearing is install a ground.  I need more help that that.  How do I ground a wooden control panel.  What do I ground it to?  The ATX Case inside the cabinet?  Hell I don't even know how to ground.  Now I wonder if this static is building in my trackball?  The green ground trackball wire isn't long enough to reach my ATX case screws that hold panels to the case?  Is that where I can ground the trackball too?  Where/How do I ground the rest of this Arcade Control Panel??!?!?!?!??
DaOld Man:
Make sure your wall outlet is grounded. If it is 120 VAC, you should have three holes in it. The round hole in the center should be ground. If you have a multi-meter measure AC volts from this round hole. To the long slot you should read zero. To the short slot you should read 120 Volts AC.
If you do not read this, then the outlet is not grounded. you can fix this, if that is the problem, but first, make sure you hook up that green wire from the trackball to the case of your PC.
Also connect your coin door frame to that same wire. Get some more wire if you have to 18 gauge should be fine.
Next, make sure your PC and monitor have the three prong plugs on them.
Do not connect the ground from your PC case to any of the keywiz wires.
It sounds to me like the wall outlet you are using is not grounded.
If you dont have a mutli-meter, or you dont feel right about sticking the test probes in the 120 volt outlet, you can get a small tester that you can plug into the outlet. This will tell you if the outlet is wired right and the ground is good.
Im pretty sure home depot would have it, and it shouldnt be very expensive.
rdowdy95:
Good info.  I do need to ground my coin door and trackball to my PSU.  Guys one question on grounding the coin door? Could I connect the ground wire in between one of the carriage bolt screws and washers?

Also my next thing I looked at was my Wall outlet is 3 pronged, my Smartstrip is three pronged, and my computer aka PSU is three pronged.  My flourescent bulb is three pronged. 

Here is the kicker.  MY TV is two pronged.  So the static from the TV must be triggering the Trackball, and that is what is screwing up everything else.  Of course I will have to wire the earth ground wire to the trackball and the coin door.

Also I temporarily fixed it tonight by  dusting the front of the TV off.  Also took the BEZEL off.  I have it held on via velcro that is attached to the TV so that could be adding to some of the static.  With the static the TV generates, I definately need to get those items grounded. 

Now my tornado spinner I have doesn't have one of those green ground wires on it, do you guys think the tornado spinner could be doing anything as far as collecting static?  I hardly use it.
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