Does being packed in all those static-charged peanuts represent a danger to electronic equipment like the K2?
Kev K4VD On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > Or hair spray ... > > 73 > > Ken - K0PP > > On Jun 17, 2017 14:42, "Bob McGraw K4TAX" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Just spray the inside of the trash container with Fabric Softener. As to > > the ones in the box, same thing. Static gone. > > > > 73 > > > > Bob, K4TAX > > > > > > On 6/17/2017 3:20 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote: > > > >> Just received a K2 kit via UPS -- my third in fact -- and spent 20 > >> comical minutes trying to empty out the styrofoam packing peanuts. > >> > >> They come, apparently, fully charged. They cling to my fingers. They > >> cling to my shirt. They cling to the outer shipping box. After I get > >> about ten handfuls into a small trash bag the common charge results in > the > >> smaller pieces flying out again. Back onto my fingers. Grabbing them > with > >> one hand while holding a cold water faucet with the other didn' t help > at > >> all. > >> > >> Whenever I get a kit I feel as if I have to do the electrostatic > >> equivalent of a detox shower before I do the parts inventory. Isn't > there > >> some good substitute for these accursed things? Maybe like their > ancestors > >> -- real peanuts? At least you can eat those while you're unpacking the > kit > >> . . . > >> > >> Ted, KN1CBR > >> > >> > >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> Message delivered to [email protected] > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
