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BillGill

wrote:
And, as far as static is
concerned... I've been in IT for years, around a lot of delicate
computer chips and servers....and not once have I experienced any sort
of problem with static, and I've never cared to use a wrist strap or
any of those other gizmos. But this is my experience and as soon as I
burn out a stick of memory by rubbing my feet on the carpet I'll listen
to yours. ;-)

Jason Kelly
Valley Center, KS

I have had problems with static electricity. I had a
laptop that I kept drawing an arc from when I touched
it. And the arc was returning to ground through the
LAN cable. It burned out the port on the router.
Fortunately there was a spare port on the router,
but it was not a good thing.

After that I rigged up a ground wire that I connected
to the laptop to make sure the case was grounded.

Bill Gill