Another way to deal with the spark problem is to hold a key or coin in your hand, and draw the spark to that instead of your skin. The spark will still happen, but you will feel nothing. This trick is handy to know for all the other metal things around the house that are not draped with Bounce.
A shocking reminder
We are deep in the throes of winter 'round here (Bethesda, MD) and you know what that means - very dry air and tons of static electricity generated by walking across your carpeted floors. Reach out to the volume control on the preamp and ZAP! another blue spark causes a major THUMP thru your speakers.
My solution? Lay an anti-static dryer sheet (Bounce, etc.) on top of the preamp and touch it before anything else - PROBLEM SOLVED.
Try it, it really works...
-RW-
My solution? Lay an anti-static dryer sheet (Bounce, etc.) on top of the preamp and touch it before anything else - PROBLEM SOLVED.
Try it, it really works...
-RW-