During fifteen-plus years as a field service engineer (IBM mainframes,
midrange, on down to PCs) I and every other FE used a LOT of this stuff.
Generally only used about 2-3 tablespoons of Downy liquid to a quart spray
bottle of water, though, it really doesn't take much.

Dale
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On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Matt Pobursky wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Aug 2002 18:39:26 -0700, Lyle Hazelwood wrote: ...snip...
> >Many fixes were tried. Sattellite boards were built to absorb spikes
> >at the main edge connector on the motherboard. They were useless.
> >The "real fix" came by mixing a 50/50 solution of Downy fabric
> >softener and water. Spray the carpets once a month. No more static,
> >problem solved at the source.
>
> Great tip! I'm going to have to try that this fall/winter here as
> static gets to be a big problem, even with a humidifier running full
> time. It sure makes sense though, and should even make my house smell
> nice... ;-)

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