Bill Phillips wrote:
My K3 happened to arrive at the height of the static season. You
couldn't touch any conducting surface in my shack, including the K3,
without getting zapped. I stumbled on the StarTech 24 inch by 26 inch
Anti-Static Mat on the Radio Shack web site, bought one (Web only) and
put it on my operating desk. Voila! No more static problems. You just
can't help touching it before you touch the radio or key. I bought two
more for my work bench and was able to work with ICs all winter with
no worries. They lay flat and wrinkle free and look like large desk
blotters. This is not the same product as the in-store Radio Shack
mat. I bought one of those and took it back because it didn't lay
flat. One little caveat: You have to distort the snap fastener a bit
so it makes positive contact with the grounding lead.
I can't find the StarTech mat on the Radio Shack web site any more,
but this is the link to the product on the StarTech web site:
http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=M3013
I hope this helps someone.
Bill AD6JV
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Hey All,
I checked out this mat on the above startech site. It looked great
until I tried to order and saw the estimated $20 shipping! I went to
amazon and found it at about the same price but when I got a book I had
been wanting ( to get the total over $25) I qualified for free shipping!
Some of these shipping costs are ridiculous. 73.
In His service,
Jim Cundiff KB3GFC
K3 June 08?
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