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Grounding Post for Desk - Tesla Coil version

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a stylish grounding post for discharging electrostatic build-up, made to look like a Tesla Coil

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My original grounding post worked so well that I had to stylize it a bit.  Here's a version patterned off a Tesla Coil.  

Original Grounding Post description:

When there's little humidity in the air, I seem to build up a lot of static electricity in my carpeted office.  When I touch any computer peripheral, my monitor flickers, my speakers pop, etc.  

I found a old cabinet knob and designed a base to hold it.  I found an old 3-wire cable and connected the ground wire to the knob and terminated both the positive and the negative wires.

Now when I sit down at my desk, I can touch this little grounding post to dissipate the charge and safely use my peripherals (SD card reader, KVM switch, etc.)

Note: device needs to be plugged in outside the surge-protected circuit.  In other words, don't plug this into the same power strip as your computer.

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