[95Dyna]

Also, from what I know static electricity isn't a problem with high humidity, its a problem when humidity is very low.  I don't think I ever get shocked getting out of my car in the summer.  In the winter, especially around January and February, its an almost everytime occurrance.  Same thing happens when I open doors in my house.

My BP26 switches on the mute button when I discharge static electricity from my finger to the faceplate or volume knob.  I've never experienced static produced spontaneously by my CD player (not a BCD-1 admittedly).  Can that happen (especially this time of year as you have pointed out, Stu)?

[werd]

I had this problem before.  It was the CDs, not the player.  The CDs were burned too fast.  When I re-recorded them using slower speed like 6x or so, the ticking went away.  They sounded the same in every CD player I used.

I doubt that's your problem.  I think you said you're using original CDs.  Bryston will take good care of you.

Also, from what I know static electricity isn't a problem with high humidity, its a problem when humidity is very low.  I don't think I ever get shocked getting out of my car in the summer.  In the winter, especially around January and February, its an almost everytime occurrance.  Same thing happens when I open doors in my house.

Static is far worse in the summer, not much for lighting storms in the winter up here.

[James Tanner]

Static is far worse in the summer, not much for lighting storms in the winter up here.

Gee's I get static issues in the winter because the house is so dry from the central gas heating?

james

[95Dyna]

Gee's I get static issues in the winter because the house is so dry from the central gas heating?

james

Right James.  Hockey, plowing snow, freezing my a** off and having two ways of muting my BP26 are the things I love most about winter. 

[Laundrew]

Right James.  Hockey, plowing snow, freezing my a** off and having two ways of muting my BP26 are the things I love most about winter. 

The best thing I enjoy about winter is spring....

Be well...

[Mag]

Wearing wooly winter socks, I've been zapping my cat on the nose on a regular basis.

[Stu Pitt]

Gee's I get static issues in the winter because the house is so dry from the central gas heating?

james

That's what I was getting at.  I've heard that static electricity builds up more in dry air because there's not much water vapor in the air to neutralize it.

When I took my shirt off 2 nights ago in my unlit bedroom, not only did I hear and feel the typical static electricity stuff, I also saw feint blue/white flashes.  It was pretty cool, actually.  I turned the humidifier on immediately after that.

[James Tanner]

That's what I was getting at.  I've heard that static electricity builds up more in dry air because there's not much water vapor in the air to neutralize it.

When I took my shirt off 2 nights ago in my unlit bedroom, not only did I hear and feel the typical static electricity stuff, I also saw feint blue/white flashes.  It was pretty cool, actually.  I turned the humidifier on immediately after that.

Hi Stu,

Well your wife has always said you are "electric" in the bedroom

[Stu Pitt]

I figured I'd get a reply like that in 5 minutes 

And that 5 minute reply time is a little over 3 minutes longer than my 'bedroom electricity.' 

[werd]

That's what I was getting at.  I've heard that static electricity builds up more in dry air because there's not much water vapor in the air to neutralize it.

When I took my shirt off 2 nights ago in my unlit bedroom, not only did I hear and feel the typical static electricity stuff, I also saw feint blue/white flashes.  It was pretty cool, actually.  I turned the humidifier on immediately after that.

  The worse thing your wife can do is brag to her friends how electric you are in the bedroom......  lets hope she does.

[alexone]

maybe a lapdance can help here??? to enrich the dry air with some moisture...


al.

[rob80b]

Thanks guys for keeping me distracted while the BCD-1 is in service, I need it.

Robert

[rob80b]

Talked to Mike today in service and should have the BCD-1 back for the weekend, they've done the software upgrade and the tick did not show up. That may actual make sense as I was one of the few getting weird character displays so there may have been a serious glitch in my software.
Hopefully the problems have been resolved as I've by brother with the golden ears  in town next week itching to hear my setup.

Robert