[Ham-Computers] Re Ground Loop Potential

[KD7JYK]

Does your turned off computer still have wires connected or do you seperate
each individual component and put them in grounded metal boxes between use?
I've smoked two radios that were turned off and unplugged but still had
antennas on them from over a hundred feet away.  These radios were designed
to have transmitters near-by, some computers can barely handle the surge of
being turned on...

Kurt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Fischer" <dfischer at usol.com>

> I do 'not' have a computer in the Ham Shack.
> There is never a computer 'on', not even in standby mode, when I am on the
> air. I do a total power shutdown, always have.