Re: HELP WIRING NST PLEASE WEIRD

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Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com 

 > >Hello Ravi:
 > >
 > >Please, Don't Ground Yourself. This isn't your digital electronics. Where
 > >grounding yourself in a digital circuit is meant too equalize static
 > >electricity. IF YOU GROUND YOURSELF IN A TESLA COIL CIRCUIT! YOU BECOME
PART
 > >OF THE PATH TOO GROUND! In other words your body looks like a resistor in
 > >the path too ground. Please, use the shorting stick as previously
described.
 > >And everything should be fine. Everyone, I only used capitols letters too
 > >draw attention too the danger of this young man's misunderstanding.
Please,
 > >excuse my Urgency in This Matter.
 > >Safety Is My First Concern In All Matters of Electrical Design!
 >
 > This is actually kind of a tricky thing.. Here at JPL, we have all sorts
of
 > rules, intended to prevent Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) damage to
 > semiconductors that require people to be grounded at all times, which, of
 > course, is anathema when working with HV.  There's always an education
 > process involved when trying to reconcile the human safety with the flight
 > hardware safety concerns.
 >
We have the same.  But, in the ESD training, it is always stressed not to
use ESD practices on any equipment energized over 30 volts!

Dan