[Elecraft] K3 static electricity

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

Static electricity is YOUR problem, not the K3's.  If you are rubbing
your feet over a rug, spray it with static spray.  Or ground yourself
on a little bit of static pad that you put there for the purpose. Do
something so you are not a lightning bolt every time you move.

You keep zapping it like that, you WILL destroy something in it. Hope
your insurance company does not read this reflector.  Contributory
negligence not useful in settling claims.

Static pops are universally bad for everything electronic, not just K3's.

73, Guy.

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Steve Ellington <n4lq at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> What can I do to eliminate the static electricity problem with K3? Every
> time I touch the main VFO (A) knob the display goes dark, audio goes off,
> frequency changes among other things. After about 5 seconds it recovers but
> somewhat off frequency. Just a little foot shuffling will develop enough
> charge to cause this. Touching the metal on the rig will discharge things
> but it's hard to remember to do this. Am I missing a ground on this VFO knob
> or what? BTW...The FP is only a few months old, new version.
>
> Steve
> N4LQ
> N4LQ at carolina.rr.com
>
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