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   On 2024-01-09, 57r.1283 <57r.1283@etq5.net> wrote:   
      
   >    Apparently you live in a VERY dry area - always a prob   
   >    for electronics. Hell, lived in a US western town high   
   >    in the mountains for awhile. In the winter you could   
   >    easily draw a 4-inch spark off a door-knob just by   
   >    walking across a carpet first. Guess that's about a   
   >    200,000 volts or so. Actually HURT ! You learned to   
   >    lead with a knuckle ....   
      
   I would tightly grip a key and draw the spark off it.   
      
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