Iv been shocked twice by lightning, second one I actually saw/seen it. Kinda like a broccoli head and shaft ... but upsidedown and white. It looked like 3 blocks away and didn't look to have struck ground. Was climbing a single flight of stairs up to my friends porch .... had a utility feed over the porch ... felt like someone hit me over the head with a stainless steel whip or small rod. Hurt but not bad.
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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.comFrom:
alienrelics@...Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:50:14 +0000
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: PCB holder
Amend that to unvarnished wood floors. ;') Asphalt tiles or ceramic tiles are good insulators.
I do agree with what you are saying.
To paraphrase another poster, I've never been hit by lightning but I still won't go swimming or kite flying during a storm. On the other hand, I've been out backpacking and I don't bring lightning rods or a Faraday cage with me.
Steve Greenfield AE7HD
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Boman33" <boman33@...> wrote:
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> I am running production lines and supervising two engineering labs and the
> ESD problems exist. What you and others fail to take into account is the
> environment.
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> If someone is in South Florida without air-conditioning= high humidity, tile
> floors, and walking barefoot, there is never going to be a problem. Then
> someone up north in the winter with low humidity, carpeted floors, and
> rubber soled shoes, there will be lots of problems.
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> Hobbyists need to be realistic and practical without overdoing it in either
> direction.
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> Bertho
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