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Chapter 2 ā SAFETY AND COMPONENT PLACEMENT
Static discharge problems can sometimes be avoided by judiciously selecting the floor covering in
the work area. The simplest approach to the problem is to discharge your body by touching a
grounded metal object just before touching the instrument, particularly when making connections
to the cell. External line-transient filters can generally suppress transients that enter the
instrument via the line cord. A suitable transient suppressor is available from Princeton Applied
Research. Various kinds of power-line conditioners are also commercially available.