[sdiy] re: chips Please ** NO TAPE ** everybody!

[Peter Grenader]

Weirdest static trip I've ever had and it's analog synth related, to boot:

When I was unpacking my OBMX, it was wrapped in bubbled wrap in a box which
was filled with packing peanuts.  The static charge was so great that the
packing peanuts that fell on the floor which were within two inches of the
edge of the box started migrating themselves back the the box surface and
some even started rolling up it's side.

There were no drugs involved and I have a witness.

i TOLD YA OBMXs are weird.







on 4/16/02 7:37 PM, Cynthia Webster at cynthia.webster at gte.net wrote:

> on 4/16/02 6:29 PM, KA4HJH at ka4hjh at gte.net wrote:
> 
>>> In fact, I'll do ya one better: the plexi itself will
>>> produce big charges. Just grab a knob and rub your
>>> fingertips against the plexi while turining.
>> 
>> Remember recently when we were talking about a static charge from unrolling
>> a piece of tape? Wait until you peel the protective tape off a big piece of
>> acrylic. Make sure there aren't any small pieces of styrofoam in the
>> room--you'll never be able to remove them all.
> 
> YES!
> 
> Ever since reading about the intense static charge off of a roll of tape,
> it seems that ALL of the very expensive and exotic chips that I've been
> Oh so lucky to locate - have been sent to me in short sections of those
> extruded trapezoidal chip tubies  - covered in Scotch Tape!??!$%#@&*^%!!
> 
> I'm terrified that the chips will be dead right-outta' the box and
> these things are Scarce!
> for anyone guilty of this...  Please ** NO TAPE ** everybody!
> 
> "(ok, breathe deeply Cynthia... It's all gonna be ok now")...
> 
> Thanks, I feel better now... (sorry)!
> 
> Cyn
>