Re: static discharges

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From: dre... Dave Regis
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1990 21:57

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I learned never to wipe dust off a crt while listening to a 
Walkman.  I've got my walkman on an AC transformer and the
headphones are the in-ear type with the metal screens over the
speakers.  As I sat in my chair listening to Peter Buffet, my feet
on the pedastal legs, I wiped the CRT (16" Color) with a napkin.
The result was the discharge attempting to make its path through
my ears.  Besides producing a loud >*snap*<, I got my first taste
of a flavor of electro-shock therapy.  As a form of adverse
conditioning, it worked -- I will probably never try anything 
like that again...

Dave Regis

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From: dre...@pldote.intel.com (~Dave Regis)
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Subject: Re: static discharges
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Date: 1 Feb 90 21:57:53 GMT
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