In message <b87b3216c599564e9071daf63e06e74907d5664...@exchange.wonderwarene.com>, dated Tue, 5 Jan 2010, John Cochran <[email protected]> writes:
> Tried to break the cable shield and connect the mouse end to the >enclosure (earth ground), with no improvement. Did you connect the shield to the *outside* of the enclosure? For ESD and any GHz-bandwidth disturbance, inside and outside are two separate conductors, because of skin effect. Putting ESD energy on the inside surface is often counter-productive. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK I should be disillusioned, but it's not worth the effort. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
