Yes, but they typically DO use a three wire (case at ground) power cord. I make it a point to touch the metal side of the computer before anything else.
A couple other recommendations would be to buy a cheap digital humidity indicator and put one or more humidifiers* around the house. I'm not sure what is the ideal humidity level, but our house here in Virginia it would get down under 30% which results in lots of sparks AND split fingers. I try to get it nearer to 50% which seems to help both those conditions. 73, Charlie k3ICH *I don't recommend the old fashioned steam units which simply have two electrodes immersed in water such that the steam is created from the electric current between them. Obviously, pure laboratory H2O won't work, but a pinch of salt in the water makes the house lights dim (HI), neither of which is a desirable situation. I don't like the ultrasonic units either because for some reason, they caused a lot of dust to be deposited on our flat screen TV. My opinion is that the best types are the ones that use a wick element and fan to put moisture in the air. -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:50 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - static discharge To prevent static discharge problems with my computers, I have a bare ground wire attached to the side of my desk. I touch it when I first sit down. In the winter, it does draw a spark. Most computers are not well designed or protected. That said, I had no idea the K3 was susceptible to ESD - via the K-Pod. Bill W2BLC K-Line This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to pin...@erols.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
