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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2495598" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>Grounding - Don't stand on carpet - skating your way to your loading zone on carpet on a cold dry day will build up a big charge of static electricity (great jumping electrons) that would create a visible and tactile spark (snap). This might be in the several hundred or more volt level. Plastics and fur store electrical charges better than metals, cats know this.</p><p></p><p>A grounding strap or mat may be used and would be grounded. The nearest ground would be the ground in an electrical outlet. Before sticking wires into electrical outlets the integrity of the outlet needs to be tested, like hot OK, neutral OK, & ground OK. A grounding mat can made from a copper/aluminum screen & connected to the ground using a 3 prong plug that has the hot & neutral prongs removed. Just be sure the ground plug is actually contacting a good ground in the electrical outlet. The grounding mat may also be connected to metal plumbing or a grounding rod (safer).</p><p></p><p>Ready made to use grounding mats may be bought on-line from Amazon & others, Pics show grounding mat plugged into ground in wall outlet..</p><p></p><p>Electrical outlets can be damaged or improperly installed to allow the ground to be energized. I saw this when a heavy computer printer was dragged from its position before being unplugged from its electrical outlet. The connection was scrambled & the ground energized. Soon smoke curled up from the printer. Total $1.2 K loss, but think of periodic payments of $ mil to dependents/family over many years. Fortunately, nobody touched the device. I, not knowing much about practical electrial stuff, tripped the circuit breaker then pulled the power cord from the wall circuit. The guy who did this was a thick necked (forcefully stupid) management level guy. The point being, the grounding mat could also be energized should the wall circuit be compromised.</p><p></p><p>^^^ Don't suck up loading room debris with your Kirby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2495598, member: 115658"] Grounding - Don't stand on carpet - skating your way to your loading zone on carpet on a cold dry day will build up a big charge of static electricity (great jumping electrons) that would create a visible and tactile spark (snap). This might be in the several hundred or more volt level. Plastics and fur store electrical charges better than metals, cats know this. A grounding strap or mat may be used and would be grounded. The nearest ground would be the ground in an electrical outlet. Before sticking wires into electrical outlets the integrity of the outlet needs to be tested, like hot OK, neutral OK, & ground OK. A grounding mat can made from a copper/aluminum screen & connected to the ground using a 3 prong plug that has the hot & neutral prongs removed. Just be sure the ground plug is actually contacting a good ground in the electrical outlet. The grounding mat may also be connected to metal plumbing or a grounding rod (safer). Ready made to use grounding mats may be bought on-line from Amazon & others, Pics show grounding mat plugged into ground in wall outlet.. Electrical outlets can be damaged or improperly installed to allow the ground to be energized. I saw this when a heavy computer printer was dragged from its position before being unplugged from its electrical outlet. The connection was scrambled & the ground energized. Soon smoke curled up from the printer. Total $1.2 K loss, but think of periodic payments of $ mil to dependents/family over many years. Fortunately, nobody touched the device. I, not knowing much about practical electrial stuff, tripped the circuit breaker then pulled the power cord from the wall circuit. The guy who did this was a thick necked (forcefully stupid) management level guy. The point being, the grounding mat could also be energized should the wall circuit be compromised. ^^^ Don't suck up loading room debris with your Kirby. [/QUOTE]
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