Oh, but the shirt was so handy, Joe :-) >Michael Haseltine wrote: >> I pulled the innards from a nice surplus meter... but it's gotten >> sensitive to static electricity. > >The meter's pointer is being attracted electrostatically to the >faceplate. This is a common problem with cheap meters, especially with >plastic faceplates.
Yeah, that's why I was wondering if there was something I could do to the needle to reduce that tendency. >Better quality ones do indeed have an antistatic coating on the >faceplate. You can buy antistatic sprays at most electronics supply >houses. Even just washing it in soapy water and not rinsing off the soap >film will help a lot. > >To avoid the static charge when cleaning off dust, make a point of >always wiping it with something that is at least slightly damp. These would both tend to leave a visible film, though I suppose that might be less than the dust that accumulates. Anyway, the antistatic cleaner did just fine, and I'll see how it does in the long run. >-- >Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring >814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering >Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything >leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
