Humidify your lab. If you can get the RH above 60% you will have far less static problems. A large sized humidifier from Walmart can achieve this at low cost, unless your lab is huge. Then also implement antistatic procedures on the bench where you are working on your rabbit-steaks. A cheap antistatic pad under the hapless rabbit and a touch-me-first metal bench should do the trick nicely. The antistatic pad I have is pretty cleanable, and plenty big to saw open a rabbit, although I have never tried it out with blood stains. -- Lawrence Lile "Alan B. Pearce" Sent by: pic microcontroller discussion list 12/18/2003 10:13 AM Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU cc: Subject: Re: [EE:] Grounding strap alternatives >I've been thinking about the use of heel straps to mitigate the static >problems. My problem is this: it's unreasonable to cover the vast area >of our lab with antistatic floor mats. Will the heel straps work on any >old floor? For anti-static floors go looking for anti-static linoleum used for clean rooms and (I think) operating theatres, both places where static is a definite no-no. I know that I have had work bench tops finished with anti-static linoleum before. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads