Hi All, Getting ready to take delivery of my K3/100 kit on Tuesday afternoon and expect to start assembly after I stop slobbering all over the cool box of "stuff"! I've got a nice anti-static mat and attached wrist connector that I got from Fry's just for this project.
That was the good news. The bad news is that I'm unsure where to hook the alligator-terminated ground wire. Obviously, if I was going to do the assembly out in the garage I'd connect it to a copper water or ground pipe. But, I'll probably be doing it here in the corner of my microscopic bedroom. Would an aluminum window frame be of sufficient size / mass to dissipate any static buildup by connecting said ground wire? I've looked around the room and don't see a lot of metal objects to connect to. I did have several long screws put in my leg from a skiing accident last year, but that probably doesn't count!!! :-) Any suggestions? Tnx & 73, Jim / W6JHB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Assembly-Static-Dissipation-tp5123895p5123895.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
