tmorris9 Wrote:
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> Yes, I mean hook the frame to "earth ground" not
> just negative side of the power supply.
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> Is your power supply properly grounded?
My power supply is well grounded and I have hooked parts of the frame to it's chassis.
The problem with grounding the Mendal frame is that all of the rods are inserted into plastic parts, which of course are di-electric. I'd have to take apart the entire machine to electrically join the rods in some kind of meaningful fashion. I'm not sure how I'd securely connect to the hardened steel smooth rods...
I wrapped my tinsel around the two upper rods that the filament passes between and connected the other end to the power supply, and it has frozen up since then.
Has anyone else had their machines freeze up due to ESD?
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> Yes, I mean hook the frame to "earth ground" not
> just negative side of the power supply.
>
> Is your power supply properly grounded?
My power supply is well grounded and I have hooked parts of the frame to it's chassis.
The problem with grounding the Mendal frame is that all of the rods are inserted into plastic parts, which of course are di-electric. I'd have to take apart the entire machine to electrically join the rods in some kind of meaningful fashion. I'm not sure how I'd securely connect to the hardened steel smooth rods...
I wrapped my tinsel around the two upper rods that the filament passes between and connected the other end to the power supply, and it has frozen up since then.
Has anyone else had their machines freeze up due to ESD?