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A shocking reminder

We are deep in the throes of winter 'round here (Bethesda, MD) and you know what that means - very dry air and tons of static electricity generated by walking across your carpeted floors. Reach out to the volume control on the preamp and ZAP! another blue spark causes a major THUMP thru your speakers.

My solution? Lay an anti-static dryer sheet (Bounce, etc.) on top of the preamp and touch it before anything else - PROBLEM SOLVED.

Try it, it really works...
-RW-
rlwainwright
sonicbeauty
320 posts
 
I once blew my speakers with this. I had a Sim Audio 1-5, when the static spark came on, the volume setting (electronic) went for ''o'' to ''50''. I could never get any damage $ from Sim for this, but apparently they have fixed the problem and made this amp somewhat static proof . Yet another reason why I ''love'' this company...hummm
rlwainwright OP
1,901 posts
 
I have a high-capacity humidifier and it still does not eliminate the problem - the Bounce sheet does...

-RW-
subaruguru
1,353 posts
 
Then don't drag your feet on the carpet!
rnm4
282 posts
 
I'm having the same problem -- one 'burb away from Bethesda -- and the contact point is my RB250 tonearm at the pick-up arm right next to my dynavector 10x5 MC. So there's a nasty little static shock millimeters from my magnets. Could these little charges screw up the cartridge ? The sensation I can live with, but a fried cartridge?

RNM
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