--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
> Umm... "connection" ??
> The 'theory' may be as a 'conductor' to ground .. but I can't imagine
> dragging it on concrete would really qualify. Maybe on dirt, or
crossing
> a RR track...
> ..at least for purposes of the original discussion.
>
> Hey, ya drag your feet on the carpet .. aren't you thus 'connected' ??
> Shockingly, no. <g>
>
> ~/ N8BQN /~
>
Using the word "connection" in that sentence was a bad use of the
word. However, concrete is surprisingly conductive, and will drain a
charge. Carpet is an insulator, which would (obviously) qualify it as
a <potential> ingredient in static electricity production.
We're talking microamps here; a fairly high resistance to ground will
drain away the charge. Ever drag your feet on the carpet in
summer/damp weather?
Laryn K8TVZ
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