-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 24/08/12 11:29, Maurice Batey wrote: > On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:07:28 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > >> I have a "power" lead that has no power connection. Our >> electricity wiring is generally 3-wire, live, neutral and earth. >> The lead I use when working has only an earth wire. Plug it in >> to the mains and the case is earthed at all times, > > When you say "..the lead I use..", what is the other end of the > earth-only wire connected to, Anne?
Not sure which is the "other end" :-) One end goes into the power socket (remember, no lead to carry power), the other is a normal connector to the power supply of the PC. That ensures that the metal chasis is earthed. > > I've seen advice that one should touch a bare-metal part of some > earthed object (e.g. PC, perhaps an iron?), to discharge any static > in the body. Sure - I used to touch a radiator. > Another advice is to avoid paddling around on carpeted floors! > That depends on the carpet, to some extent. Some fibres are much more likely to cause static than others. None-the-less, if any static is around you want it away to earth as quickly as possible. Anne - -- Need KDE help? Try http://userbase.kde.org or http://forum.kde.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlA3vwsACgkQj93fyh4cnBdQKQCffPSQy/R7gPendPquvFHE3Bgi De8An31cGSNktcPDnHUCAvGjphfGdbRL =8rre -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
