> > Because the needles are not really grounded. > > The original name of these static charge dissipators is spline balls. > > and they work. > > Norm N8NH please cite peer reviewed sources that have proof. David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net web: http://www.k1ttt.net AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net