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> Hey all,
>
> In a way this IS on topic, because I'm trying to keep from frying my
> Redhat servers. I work in New England where our long winter is coming on,
> and the room I work in (now filled with servers) is generating more static
> electricity than I've ever seen before. I discharge electricity just about
> every time I touch something metal, including the computer equipment.
>
> What do the guru's here do to cope with static electricity? I move around
> too much in my work to constantly wear a grounding wrist strap <grin> but
> short of the anti-static chair mat (which should arrive today), is there
> anything I can wear or do to combat this problem?
Get rid of all carpet and go for linoleum or even hardwood flooring.
Neoprene soles of shoes walking on carpet can create enough of a
potential to snap your hand away from a doorknob with great force.
Imagine what it dould do to your servers....
Jack
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