Static electricity Killin me.

I did what Theo recommends...ran a length of lamp cord from ground connection on back of surge protector to side of wood equipment table. Just touch the bare wire end before touching the equipment.

There was an old post on A'gon a while back where the ground wire was connected to a brass door knob mounted on a small wood panel. Dressed things up a bit. The writer included instructions on putting a resistor in the circuit, as I recall. This reduced/eliminated the "pain" of the shock when you grounded yourself to the knob.

I actually killed my wall thermostat w/static elec once and had this problem w/my stereo in cold, dry Virginia. I solved it by grabbing one leg of my metal rack before touching a component.

I found that using a humidifier and not using rubber soled slippers/shoes worked for me.

Using a humidifier makes the most sense since low humidity is the cause of the problem.

B-limo, get some blank cd cases or paper cups to put under the cables. See if this stops the big arcing going on.

Open the cd case so it can support itself and then run the cable over the top. They only need to be spread out about every 3'.

The paper cup needs to be cut and slotted on the bottom. This is a really cheap way to see if raising the cables off the carpet helps. Do this and see if you still get shocked without doing anything else.

It's pretty cold and dry here in Reno too!