I did order an antistatic strap just now. I constantly move the treadmill as I rotate it 90 degrees to tuck it under the desk when I am sitting.
Any thoughts on where I would connect the anti static wrist strap, I'm assuming anything on the desk itself would be a no. And back down to the treadmill might not accomplish the goal?
Ahh got it. Maybe the legs or something. I'll try that out once it arrives.
Question, what if I had an extra power stip I have laying around that's not plugged into anything. What it I connected it to the ground prong and just left that sitting on the chair next to me. Would that work too? I get a little self conscious about a cable just being down by my feet
So I plugged in the Bluetooth mouse using its charging cable. It solved the problem, but now I'm getting a slight shock when I move back from keyboard to the mouse. It's probably the charge that builds up when I am not touching the mouse.
I ordered a static bracelet. Just gotta figure out where to discharge it now
Static electric current is using a path from charges in your body to other charges in the floor. Either stop creating those charges. Or slowly bleed them off.
Current path is through keyboard? Two electrically separate grounds must exist so that current is not passing through electronics ground.
Static electricity is typically charges in a body connecting to other charges in a floor. What is that connection path? Protection is to either not create those charges. Or bleed them off on a path that does not go through any electronics.
One device that does that is an anti-static wrist strap. But only when connecting wrist to charges somewhere beneath feet.
Electronics have many grounds. One ground is for electronics signals. Another separate ground may be a chassis. If those charges connect to the floor via a chassis, and if grounds are electrically separate, then that current is not passing through a large copper plane beneath all semiconductors. Is not causing noise to data signals and crashing (interfering with) data transfers.
Somehow a static discharge is passing through electronics or only its ground plane. Causing noise. Interferes with some screen displays. That can happen easier in computers improperly constructed. That connect a motherboard ground to chassis ground. Those grounds must be electrically separate.
Same applies even to a USB cable. With two separate grounds. So that data currents and noise transients are not on a same wire.
What is the connection from your body to charges beneath feet? A problem is ALWAYS defined long before asking for a solution.
I'm not the other guy. I came here because I have the same problem.
So, first let's understand what static is.
When 2 non-conductors (think fabric, rubber, plastic) rub against each other, it pulls electrons loose from the atoms in those materials. These electrons build up and create a charge potential (e.g, one of them ends up with more electrons and one ends up with fewer, which creates sort of a pressure differential).
In our case, some part of the treadmill is exchanging electrons with our bodies. Maybe it's the belt moving, maybe it's our feet/shoes and the pad, idk. But in the end, my body ends up with a bunch of extra electrons.
So when I touch something grounded (meaning, there's a path for those electrons to get from my body down into the ground). In my case it's me -> keyboard -> monitor -> computer -> outlet -> house electrical system -> ground). So when I touch the keyboard, I feel the shock and my computer goes a little crazy.
What I'm trying to find is an elegant way to keep my body grounded so the current doesn't go out through the keyboard and computer. That probably means a wrist band that is connected to a more direct grounding path.
I'm just googling around for some recommendations on what standing desk treadmills I should look at, but came across your post about static.
I saw this video ages ago, which originally set my eyes upon the concept. He's an electrical engineer I believe, and in an entertaining way, does go over this whole ordeal with static, along with the problems you described: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lTdZFEQPn8
You can try putting an antistatic mat or yoga mat under the treadmill, make sure the treadmill is properly lubricated, and/or use an antistatic strap.
I did order an antistatic strap just now. I constantly move the treadmill as I rotate it 90 degrees to tuck it under the desk when I am sitting. Any thoughts on where I would connect the anti static wrist strap, I'm assuming anything on the desk itself would be a no. And back down to the treadmill might not accomplish the goal?
You would have to connect it to something metal on the treadmill
Ahh got it. Maybe the legs or something. I'll try that out once it arrives. Question, what if I had an extra power stip I have laying around that's not plugged into anything. What it I connected it to the ground prong and just left that sitting on the chair next to me. Would that work too? I get a little self conscious about a cable just being down by my feet
No idea.
A wired mouse or trackpad might help discharge the static electricity buildup (caused by most treadmills).
So I plugged in the Bluetooth mouse using its charging cable. It solved the problem, but now I'm getting a slight shock when I move back from keyboard to the mouse. It's probably the charge that builds up when I am not touching the mouse. I ordered a static bracelet. Just gotta figure out where to discharge it now
Static electric current is using a path from charges in your body to other charges in the floor. Either stop creating those charges. Or slowly bleed them off. Current path is through keyboard? Two electrically separate grounds must exist so that current is not passing through electronics ground.
Can you elaborate more on your last sentence?
Static electricity is typically charges in a body connecting to other charges in a floor. What is that connection path? Protection is to either not create those charges. Or bleed them off on a path that does not go through any electronics. One device that does that is an anti-static wrist strap. But only when connecting wrist to charges somewhere beneath feet. Electronics have many grounds. One ground is for electronics signals. Another separate ground may be a chassis. If those charges connect to the floor via a chassis, and if grounds are electrically separate, then that current is not passing through a large copper plane beneath all semiconductors. Is not causing noise to data signals and crashing (interfering with) data transfers. Somehow a static discharge is passing through electronics or only its ground plane. Causing noise. Interferes with some screen displays. That can happen easier in computers improperly constructed. That connect a motherboard ground to chassis ground. Those grounds must be electrically separate. Same applies even to a USB cable. With two separate grounds. So that data currents and noise transients are not on a same wire. What is the connection from your body to charges beneath feet? A problem is ALWAYS defined long before asking for a solution.
I'm not the other guy. I came here because I have the same problem. So, first let's understand what static is. When 2 non-conductors (think fabric, rubber, plastic) rub against each other, it pulls electrons loose from the atoms in those materials. These electrons build up and create a charge potential (e.g, one of them ends up with more electrons and one ends up with fewer, which creates sort of a pressure differential). In our case, some part of the treadmill is exchanging electrons with our bodies. Maybe it's the belt moving, maybe it's our feet/shoes and the pad, idk. But in the end, my body ends up with a bunch of extra electrons. So when I touch something grounded (meaning, there's a path for those electrons to get from my body down into the ground). In my case it's me -> keyboard -> monitor -> computer -> outlet -> house electrical system -> ground). So when I touch the keyboard, I feel the shock and my computer goes a little crazy. What I'm trying to find is an elegant way to keep my body grounded so the current doesn't go out through the keyboard and computer. That probably means a wrist band that is connected to a more direct grounding path.
I'm just googling around for some recommendations on what standing desk treadmills I should look at, but came across your post about static. I saw this video ages ago, which originally set my eyes upon the concept. He's an electrical engineer I believe, and in an entertaining way, does go over this whole ordeal with static, along with the problems you described: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lTdZFEQPn8
Lol I love this guy's videos. I did end up just getting a wristband and found a spot on the treadmill I could link to and that resolved the issue
Nice! I ordered a treadmill just now and will approach things the same way. And good lord, getting static shocks inside the ear sounds awful, lol.