Static

[AndyT]

What is under the carpet? All my rooms have carpet and I never have static problems. Keeping the humidity as close to 70% as possible, taking off your socks, using an anti-static spray and wristband. All this should take care of it.

[Michael Carter]

They don't have static in Hawaii.

Seriously though, these posts may have saved me from making a devastating mistake. I was going to use an indoor/outdoor grey carpeting for the area of the shell. The sort you find in stereo stores and auto parts stores for covering speaker boxes and trunk interiors.

I'll have to re-think that idea. Maybe spend a few dollars more on the anti-static stuff. I wanted to use aluminum and make it look right, but it's expensive...and cold in the winter.

[Jackpilot]

It is a small room where I do my fine tuning on the sim computers.
Actually removing that carpet is a blessing in disguise.
But here in Canada where we tend to overheat indoors in Winter, Static remains a big hazard for our PC boards and circuits.
After the Hagstrom hamburger I used to systematically touch a metal table beforehand, and it worked, so I will refine the idea as explained in your answers.

And Mike, what about aluminum on plywood ($ but the surface is not huge) or that kind of polished and textured metal sheets...
Just ideas , I'm not there yet.
Jack