Remember those fake wood cellphone covers for the Nokia 2160's? I wish I could get a case made out of that stuff. See it here: http://store5.yimg.com/I/cell-accessories_1665_3652341 Of course, it would need a door to hide my ugly beige cdroms and floppy. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Harris [mailto:PaulHarris at Bigfoot.com] > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 6:23 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [TCLUG] Re: Static electricity > > > Thanks for the info Bill and Phil :) It ties in with what I > thought, so I'll go back to evaluating the original idea of > a wooden case as Phil suggests (I thought the plastic might > be easier, but withthe grounding perhaps not). > > Cheers, Paul > > Bill: > Several things come to mind. Most plastics will readily > acquire static charges, so I think that bare plastic is > probably a bad idea. If you really want to use the tub, I > might suggest a shielding layer like metal foil > spray-mounted to the inside of the tub. This shield should > be made > common to the ground side of the supply (and motherboard as > well, if possible). This also will help with RFI issues, > which could show up at any point. > --__--__-- > > Phil: > Oh, and I thought you were talking about some kind of nice > hardwood thing. If a plastic storage tub blends into the > decor of your living room, are you sure it's worth the > trouble? :) > > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >