>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alan B. Pearce [mailto:A.B.Pearce@RL.AC.UK]
>Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 6:51 AM
>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: [EE:] Grounding strap alternatives
>
>
>>Also probably one or two really large humidifiers.
>
>You probably just need a couple of large pot plants in the corners of =
the
>room to keep the humidity at an appropriate level. Have heard of this =
being
>done in computer rooms when the air conditioning dropped the humidity =
down
>real low to a point where static was a problem.
>

Yes, I have been known to keep a few large pot plants in the computer =
room
when I was much younger. It's true that they can reduce many kinds of =
static.
It can cause trouble if any narcotics officers stop by though. 8^)

Nowadays I use more conventional methods.

Lyle

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