Try putting some static drain resistors across the points where it's arcing. 100K @ 2 watts ought to do nicely. 73, Roger -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-towertalk@contesting.com Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm