Ken Schneider wrote:
On Tue, 2005-03-15 at 07:41, Sid Boyce wrote:
I think 3M is the largest if not the only producer. Antistatic materials will not let static build up, static dissipative materials will disperse the static over its area, so the volts/m at measured is less. In my demos, I used a static meter with different materials to make the point. Your ordinary plastic bags will hold static, the black bags and the clear ones with black (carbon) stripes are antistatic, the orange ones are static dissipative and the static will decay over time, so the reading from an antistatic bag should be zero even when you rub them on carpet tiles or your clothing. Back in the 1970's a bank was experiencing corruptions on one of their machines, our Engineers and Specialists would run extensive tests, scope for hours and find no problems, it only happened when she was operating and they were watching perplexed, then the specialist asked the operator if she was wearing nylon underwear, blushing she asked why, he explained and she said she did, problem solved. Off Topic, then there was the one of the well endowed young lady whose machine kept inserting extra characters, many hours of Engineers's and Specialist's time expended, they decided to watch while she typed, oops, appendages other than fingers were occasionally hitting keys, another one bit the dust. Regards Sid.
It looks like you have had some fun on the job at times. Maybe frustrating when first finding the problem but then fun when the problem was solved.
A co-worker of mine was having a problem trying to find out why a server was running so slow one time, a VAX/VMS system. Turns out someone had set something on the system keyboard and the key repeat was going bonkers. The sysadmin rarely used the system keyboard.
Lots of frustrating times, lots of fun and lots of satisfaction when you finally cracked a problem, especially when other colleagues are convinced you are on the wrong track, you fix it then explain your rationale. When you have to go against the tide, it's very lonely, but when you come up trumps and don't try to trash other guys' reputations and abilities, it makes for a fun and pleasant working environment and I still get guys calling me in retirement, certain I'll deliver for them. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Large Computer Systems Specialist - Retired Hamradio Callsign G3VBV and Keen Private Pilot Aeroplanes, Linux, Computers and Cricket my major passions ===== LINUX USED HERE, A Microsoft-free Computing Environment ====