Proper Grounding Techniques (was: Troubleshooting...

[Joe R.]

At 11:06 AM 3/12/05 -0500, Roger "Merch" Merchberger wrote:
>Rumor has it that William Donzelli may have mentioned these words:
>> > I have aluminum foil ... :)
>>
>>A cheap substitute, but it is actually not perfect. With ESD safe
>>facilities, you want some resistance, not zero. You want charges to
>>dissipate relatively slowly, rather than a quick zap.
>
>But then you don't have "tactile feedback." 'Course, you can always make 
>sure the kids are nearby... ;-)
>
>Dontcha just need to put a 1MegOhm resistor between the "Grounding Station" 
>(i.e. foil) and the earth ground connection?
>
>Come to think of it, I should build a grounding station area near my 
>TV/stereo/TiVo area - getting off the couch and welding your finger to the 
>TV can't be good...

  Hey, all the more reason to by that fancy new TV with the remote control :-)

   Joe