My cat loves to sit on my table while I am digging into electronic circuits. Obviously, my cat has fur. Question is: can cat's fur affect the electronic circuits? Either still on the cat or falling out of the cat. ++++ Long ago, I cleaned up my printer's internal components by a brush. I ended up…

When I designed set top boxes I had to talk with the returns department. They said the main source of damage from cats was water ingress sourced from the cat. They will not cause static damage because the circuits are all connected up. It is only when electronic circuits are not wired up you get st…

Static, bumping wires to short something out, eating or knocking away shiny things, they stink, and they track litter all over.

@Larryd : but that cat is grounded :slight_smile:

I have a cat and though I can feel the electricity in her fur, I never get sparks from her. And she never seems to get sparks from any objects the way I get. Probably because she walks around grounded, while I wear shoes. And just some cat hair on your pcb can't do any harm. It's not conductive.

falexandru: @Larryd : but that cat is grounded :slight_smile: True that is. You could always get a Rex when the current fur ball is gone :frowning: [image]

@johan_Ha : then why I destroyed my printer by brushing the electronic components?

Johan_Ha: I have a cat and though I can feel the electricity in her fur, I never get sparks from her. And she never seems to get sparks from any objects the way I get. Probably because she walks around grounded, while I wear shoes. And just some cat hair on your pcb can't do any harm. It's not con…

falexandru: @johan_Ha : then why I destroyed my printer by brushing the electronic components? Your brush wasn't antistatic.

Well, neither the cat is. So, if the cat rubs against the circuit, it may happen the same as in the case of the brush. I am very confuse now.

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LarryD April 15, 2018, 6:28pm 14

falexandru:
@Larryd: but that cat is grounded

True that is.

You could always get a Rex when the current fur ball is gone

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