Re: How to make USB ports more zap resistant?

From: Ken Weitzel (kweitzel_at_shaw.ca)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:30:16 GMT

NSM wrote:

> "Rob Stow" <rob.stow.nospam@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:1cfGd.86385$8l.61931@pd7tw1no...
>
> | It's winter time in the Great White North. -35'C overnight but
> | it has warmed up all the way to -22'C so far this afternoon.
> |
> | I hate this time of the year because I have to deal with all the
> | friends, friends-of-friends, etc., who fry keyboards, mice, PS/2
> | ports, and USB ports simply by sitting down to use their computer
> | in a room with 15% relative humidity.
> |
> | Doesn't matter how often you warn them to use a humidifier. The
> | knowledge /you/ have acquired over the years means nothing to
> | them until /after/ they fry something. At which point they
> | wonder why you never warned them about it before.
>
> Radio Shack used to sell 'Anti Static Spray' which, AFAIK, was a detergent
> solution you sprayed on the carpet. Also, ISTR some sort of grounding pad
> you could get which you touched before touching the computer. I suppose some
> sort of USB spike suppressor is possible but I haven't seen one so far.
>
> Even in the Lower Mainland, BC, it's -6 C. We don't care for that sort of
> thing in Lotus Land. Even the freaks are staying indoors.
>
> N

Wow, -6 degrees. I feel sorry for you folks; must be
terrible! Shall we send emergency aid? :)

Come and visit Winnipeg. -29 now (mid afternoon; with -34 forecast
for tonight. And that doesn't include the windchill... with
it it will drop to the mid -40's :

Seriously though, if the OP lost two usb ports in as many
weeks, I'd be guessing that he's either extremely unlucky,
or more likely should be looking at what he's plugging into them.

Ken

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