On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:20:06 -0800 (PST), "hr(bob) "
wrote:
It is static electricity. Try rubbing your friendly neighborhood cat
or dog and then put your hand on the meter face. I'd bet my pension
that you can move the needle from its normal zero point!

Well Ok. I'll concede that it might be static electricity. Currently,
the humidity here is between 75-100% depending on who's home wx
station I want to believe:
http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/Santa_Cruz.html
I could rub the overly friendly cat or worthless dog until my hand
tires and still not get a spark. However, the author indicates that
his house is quite dry, but doesn't indicate if he's throwing
lightning bolts (a sure sign of static electricity). I've seen static
electricity affect meters, but only on larger panel meters. The
smaller meters don't seem to have enough insulating plastic to store a
big enough charge. I have a nearby friend that has an MFJ-259B and
will do some tinkering as time permits.



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