Static Electricity

12 years 10 months ago #96185 by Kris4pics
I have be electrically charged for the last month. It seems like anything I touch causes a static spark. I'm concerned it will damage my camera. I'm pretty sure laptops and other electronics have static guards in place. Is it the same for cameras?

I'd hate to cause damage. I try to touch something else before I grab my camera, but sometimes I forget.

Any advice?


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12 years 10 months ago #96191 by Rob pix4u2
Keep your camera in your hand at all times then there won't be a spark ??? :beerbang:

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12 years 10 months ago #96213 by Bobby
Spray the carpet with anti static spray you can get this at any carpet supplier even walmart sometimes has it. And get a humidifier to decrease the static buildup in your residence. Other then that ground yourself to metal prior to handling sensitive equipment


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12 years 10 months ago #96215 by U8Later
I would think all electronics have some sort of static guard in them.


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12 years 10 months ago #96221 by Kris4pics

Rob pix4u2 wrote: Keep your camera in your hand at all times then there won't be a spark ??? :beerbang:


lol If I did that, I won't be able to type to chat with you guys.


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12 years 10 months ago - 12 years 10 months ago #96287 by Baydream
Krystal -
Story from several years ago. In the main computer room, when one female operator got near the drives, errors occurred. It was determined that she was wearing nylon underwear. Her supervisor had the delicate task of asking her to switch to cotton. She did and the "static electricity" problem went away.
Even I couldn't make up a story like that, so . . . .

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12 years 10 months ago #96331 by Cre8tivefix
They do have some static protection built into them, but even that fails sometimes, and some protection circuits are better than others. There is no one standard way companies approach this issue. It's best to not tempt fate by zapping things if it can be avoided.

Last year we got a new couch. It's great, easy to clean, big enough for all, and red. BUT becuase it's a synthetic micro suede it causes serious static issues during low humidity. What we do here to avoid killing all our electronics, or zapping the crap out of each other is we ground ourselves every time we stand up or sit down. Simply put we touch the metal screws our our light switches whenever we go by. Sounds silly, but it works. We've talked about putting a grounding strip around the couch, but haven't gone that geeky yet.


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