[Elecraft] Anti-Static Mat recommendation

[Thaire Bryant]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Phillips" <billp1048 at earthlink.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:03 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Anti-Static Mat recommendation


> My K3 happened to arrive at the height of the static season. You couldn't 
> touch any conducting surface in my shack, including the K3,  without 
> getting zapped. I stumbled on the StarTech 24 inch by 26 inch Anti-Static 
> Mat on the Radio Shack web site, bought one (Web only) and put it on my 
> operating desk. Voila! No more static problems. You just can't help 
> touching it before you touch the radio or key. I bought two more for my 
> work bench and was able to work with ICs all winter with no worries. They 
> lay flat and wrinkle free and look like large desk blotters. This is not 
> the same product as the in-store Radio Shack mat. I bought one of those 
> and took it back because it didn't lay flat. One little caveat: You have 
> to distort the snap fastener a bit so it makes positive contact with the 
> grounding lead.
> I can't find the StarTech mat on the Radio Shack web site any more, but 
> this is the link to the product on the StarTech web site: 
> http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=M3013
> I hope this helps someone.
> Bill   AD6JV
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