[FTC]: Static Electricity Discharge Video

[driesman]

Hey Phil - Nice but unfortunate video. FYI, Lydean says the fields have been sprayed down this year. Don't know how well, how often or with what. Qualitatively, I've seen significantly fewer dead bots at our qualifier and the one that I ref'd.

How well are you protecting the input to your Samantha? As much as I dislike black boxes, we've been using the L-Com USB surge protector recommended by FIRST w/o adverse effect. Last year we used chokes on the USB cable and the power to the samantha.

With that said, giving no path for a discharge is a good idea. Let me know how things work out.

-Andy