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Slight static discharge causes second monitor to go blank
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<blockquote data-quote="mafocari" data-source="post: 1900638" data-attributes="member: 407922"><p>It is colder and drier here now, and I do notice more static electricity buildup and discharge everywhere.</p><p></p><p>The funny thing is that the discharge only happens from my pants touching the bottom of the table (the metal or plastic (?) part), no matter what pants I'm wearing (sweatpants or jeans... maybe I shouldn't wear pants?). The table I'm using is a Mainstays 6-foot fold-up table (maybe I should use a wooden one?!).</p><p></p><p>The monitors are set up as normal as I've ever seen, and I've never had this problem before. They all use 3-prong plugs.</p><p></p><p>The power supply is a Tcstei PS953 Surge Protector with 12 Outlets and 4 USB Ports I bought on Amazon, and I think the problem also happened with the previous surge protectors, a Dynex like the current one and some generic 6-plug strip.</p><p></p><p>The MacBook is plugged in with the power supply Apple put in their box, which only has 2 prongs; I'm assuming this is intentional on Apple's part... I don't know why they don't use a ground prong, but I haven't had static electricity issues with Macs.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35382[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35383[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]35384[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Note that the adapter used to be laying directly on the table, and putting the box under it didn't fix anything.</p><p></p><p>The surge protectors have shifted positions over the months like any other, and plugs from devices have had different arrangements with no noticeable difference in this issue.</p><p></p><p>I think maybe the issue is the adapter or the table, though it'd be nice if I could jerry-rig a grounding workaround somewhere... any ideas? I'm wondering if wrapping some thin metal wire around the DVI adapter metal that plugs into the adapter and then stringing that wire somewhere it can ground would prevent it from grounding <em>into the monitor haha.</em> </p><p></p><p>I bought a USB-C to DVI direct adapter, which may fix the problem, who knows. I hate wasting an adapter lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mafocari, post: 1900638, member: 407922"] It is colder and drier here now, and I do notice more static electricity buildup and discharge everywhere. The funny thing is that the discharge only happens from my pants touching the bottom of the table (the metal or plastic (?) part), no matter what pants I'm wearing (sweatpants or jeans... maybe I shouldn't wear pants?). The table I'm using is a Mainstays 6-foot fold-up table (maybe I should use a wooden one?!). The monitors are set up as normal as I've ever seen, and I've never had this problem before. They all use 3-prong plugs. The power supply is a Tcstei PS953 Surge Protector with 12 Outlets and 4 USB Ports I bought on Amazon, and I think the problem also happened with the previous surge protectors, a Dynex like the current one and some generic 6-plug strip. The MacBook is plugged in with the power supply Apple put in their box, which only has 2 prongs; I'm assuming this is intentional on Apple's part... I don't know why they don't use a ground prong, but I haven't had static electricity issues with Macs. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1641439585515.png"]35382[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1641439601208.png"]35383[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1641439622038.png"]35384[/ATTACH] Note that the adapter used to be laying directly on the table, and putting the box under it didn't fix anything. The surge protectors have shifted positions over the months like any other, and plugs from devices have had different arrangements with no noticeable difference in this issue. I think maybe the issue is the adapter or the table, though it'd be nice if I could jerry-rig a grounding workaround somewhere... any ideas? I'm wondering if wrapping some thin metal wire around the DVI adapter metal that plugs into the adapter and then stringing that wire somewhere it can ground would prevent it from grounding [I]into the monitor haha.[/I] I bought a USB-C to DVI direct adapter, which may fix the problem, who knows. I hate wasting an adapter lol [/QUOTE]
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