Getting Zapped

boston1450
boston1450 Posts: 7,639
edited April 2014 in 2 Channel Audio
Lately when i go to turn off my Denon amp i get zapped. Thankfully the receiver has remote (but it does it also if i touch the button) My wife thinks it funny as heck to watch this. But i really dont. Almost as bad as a spark plug zap. Do i need to ad something to stop this. Dont want to hurt the system. Never noticed it till this spring a couple of weeks ago. Any suggestions would be helpful. TIA
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,557
    edited April 2014
    Static electricity......touch some other chunk of metal before touching your gear.
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  • HASWELL
    HASWELL Posts: 36
    edited April 2014
    Use Static Guard on furniture/carpets - raising the humidity level on my HVAC seemed to help as well.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited April 2014
    :smile: thought of that also. But wasnt sure if my system was lacking something.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited April 2014
    Jesse- Wife said she wanted to watch me touch the machines in laundry room. LOL. It may be the recliners we just got. Static. Great ideas. Thank you all. I'll still keep the wife amused
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited April 2014
    Indoor Relative Humidity plays a large part, especially in the winter.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited April 2014
    boston1450 wrote: »
    :smile: thought of that also. But wasnt sure if my system was lacking something.

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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited April 2014
    Your new recliners you bought came shrink wrapped in plastic?
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited April 2014
    We got new couches this winter and I took a couple square hits before I figured it out as well.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited April 2014
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    Your new recliners you bought came shrink wrapped in plastic?
    yes they did. When i get the pateints to go to the store i was going to search around for some static stuff. The urge of going hasnt happened yet
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited April 2014
    nbrowser wrote: »
    And here I thought it was because Randy had an electric personality...hrm... :)
    wife would laugh at this LOL
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited April 2014
    hochpt21 wrote: »
    We got new couches this winter and I took a couple square hits before I figured it out as well.
    its def the new recliners. It never happened with the couch. Each time it happens is when my lazy ars gets up to get JOLTED :smile: the times it does happens MY fingers stop about a inch away & i brace myself. So i like Jesse's idea alot LOL
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  • Glen B
    Glen B Posts: 269
    edited April 2014
    boston1450 wrote: »
    Each time it happens is when my lazy ars gets up to get JOLTED :smile: the times it does happens MY fingers stop about a inch away & i brace myself.
    If you hold a metallic object FIRMLY in your hand and tough that object to a metal surface, you will safely discharge static from your person without the painful jolt. I do it all the time when leaving home in the winter, where I have to touch the metal front door. I usually have the deadbolt key in hand as I'm leaving and use it to discharge static.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited April 2014
    Thanks Glen. Ive decided im gonna start touching the Mrs & give her a jolt :smile: i can blame it on the chairs
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited April 2014
    This also happened to me and the arc was so big big I was calling myself welderman. From what just about everyone said then and now it has to due to the relative humdity in your room and synthetic carpets (in my case) and you build up a charge just by moving around. It did hurt a bit and since the seasons have changed I no longer have the problem w/ the exception of an overly cold day and then the heat goes on. If it's a constant issue w/ you then like the guys say discharge yourself by touching anything else but your gear.
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,526
    edited April 2014
    The microfiber recliner in my room creates some wicked static also. To avoid zapping my system, I built a device from an old Paradigm speaker footer that's wired to the center screw of a nearby outlet that is not on the same circuit as my system. Now before I touch any part of the system, I de-charge myself on that. It's like a mini lightning bolt. Actually hurts slightly, LOL.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2014
    It's pretty common for that to happen up here in the cold months, Randy. I fear every time I touch something metallic. What you need to do is figure out some way of STORING all that excess electricity you have so you can save a few dollars on those OUTRAGEOUS rates we pay to subsidize our friends in Boston. lol

    Wear gloves, get some insulated gloves.

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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited April 2014
    Reminds me of that scene in Office Space with Peter just staring at the door handle, knowing its going to happen.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2014
    How about grounding your chair?
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited April 2014
    ^^** thats funny..... Cnh im home. Just pulled in after the Mrs's picked us up in Brunswick Amtrak. Dont wanna talk about Boston. 2 days there & happy to be home.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited April 2014
    I jump when I get zapped, thankfully so far I've remembered to touch something metal before reaching for the tone arm. That could get expensive if I forget!
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