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Help me solve static electricity problem

Lately I keep sending my Classe Amp and/or conrad-johnson preamp into protection mode simply by touching anything in my system. A loud pop goes through my speakers and it's very, very disconcerting. I'm smart enough to try to touch something metal before touching my rack, but this does not always work. Apparently I'm not smart enough to solve this condundrum, though. Any ideas????
vhiner
vhiner OP
544 posts
 
All I can say is that rubbing a dryer sheet on my hands before I touch a component has been foolproof since i started this thread a year ago....and my static problem was severe. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone for whom this dyi fix has not worked...just in case I shouldn't consider it a panacea.
magfan
1,583 posts
 
I understand that YOU (not you personally) are the 'static' problem.

Just ZAP yourself! Wear a anti stat wrist band and ground it to the gear in question.

Get a humidifier? I remember when I was a kid in Chicago....In the driest part of winter...you could draw an arc. and hear it across the room.
hevac1
812 posts
 
If you have forced hot air and or central A/C add a humidifier to the system. Should be no more than $500.00 for a quality unit installed.
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
If you have forced hot air and or central A/C add a humidifier to the system. Should be no more than $500.00 for a quality unit installed.
Hevac1

Humidifier for $500 or box of dryer sheets for under $5. Hmmm.
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cerrot
1,700 posts
 
I just got a box of dryer sheets. Have not been zapped since, as long as I touch the sheet with each hand. Great suggestion. Thanks!
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