I'm asking you guys for some help. I will try to summarize the problem...
While watching cable on my television (cable runs through my receiver) and I get a static shock from moving on my couch, my television goes to a black screen. I have been as far as 15 feet away from my HT and when I have a static shock it does the same thing. I have no clue why this is occurring. I'm afraid it will damage some of my components up to and including my tv.
I know there are a ton of intelligent people on this forum and I am asking some help. I would like to know what is causing this, and can it damage my components? Lastly, is there a way to stop/prevent this from happening?
Thanks Guys and Gals
The static is building up on you. This is low humidity, the type of clothing you ware and the flooring. Synthetic fabrics are the worst in this regard.
In the winters here we get very low humidity indoors and static is a problem even with wool carpet.
My former Rotel unit would go into protection and shut down if I touched it without discharging my self first.
My new Marantz unit has plastic knobs and shafts to help minimize this.
And yes, static like this can do a lot of damage to solid state electronics.
Try and remember to discharge yourself to ground before going near your equipment.
In this part of the world women's clothing and cars are a big problem, and we have had nasty fires and explosions as women insert and remove gas hoses, due to static.
