[sdiy] ESD lessons

[David Griffith]

On Tue, 12 Feb 2013, Neil Johnson wrote:

>> Don't think I've seen this on the list yet:
>>
>> http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/video-about-esd-both-shocking-and-funny
>
> Funny.
>
> I was once doing some ESD testing on a commercial coffee machine - the
> large sort they use in hotels and restaurants that can make 5L of
> coffee as fast as a cup.  I was testing the "cup" mode ... ESD zap ...
> it switches to "jug" mode while I'm holding my cup (why waste it?)
> under the spout.... and the power switch is out of reach..... floor
> covered in coffee, me sliding around the lab in a white lab coat, an
> ESD gun, and ...

Somewhat related to this, I discovered that I could change the settings on 
my bedside clock radio by putting the antenna of a handheld ham radio on 
it and keying up in the 2m band.

-- 
David Griffith
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