>>> Yesterday I went for a "pre-test" for EMC and ESD certification for
>>  I'm prone to ask - is this susceptibility to discharge *actually* a
>>problem?
>It probably wouldn't prevent our getting certified, but I still want to
>fix it.
>


As I understand it from the test guy I deal with, this would be a failure
mode under CE (European) standards. That might not mean anything for your
particular purpose, but it never hurts to cover all the bases you can...

rick