[Elecraft] KX3 Remove plastic film on display?

[Fred Jensen]

On 7/9/2012 2:05 PM, Thomas Horsten wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> I thought "that's got to be something I peel off" and then as I started and
> all the segments blurred out in black as I peeled it off I thought "damn,
> that was wrong, bye bye LCD". Luckily I was wrong :)

Removing protective films and tapes from some plastics seems to often 
generate a fairly hefty static charge.  That might be what affected your 
LCD ... temporarily.  I had the same question when I built my K2. 
Somehow, the film had managed to sneak by the Elecraft Kit QC.  I read 
once that pulling Scotch tape off a roll in a dispenser fairly rapidly 
will generate x-rays.  I have no idea if that one is true.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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